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October 20, 2011
The Administration on Aging announced on October 13, 2011 that it will award nearly $200,000 to the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) to establish a new National Adult Protective Services Resource Center to serve as a knowledge base for the fight against elder abuse. States and
October 20, 2011
This article in the York Daily Record discusses the expungement of an eight-year old murder charge from the criminal record of a woman represented by MidPenn Legal Services, who represented her under its Barriers to Employment Project. The woman was charged and held for nine months without bail only
October 19, 2011
Cost-of-Living Adjustment is First Since 2009 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced on October 19.. The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)
October 14, 2011
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 13 new Compassionate Allowances conditions involving the immune system and neurological disorders. The Compassionate Allowances program fast-tracks disability decisions to ensure that Americans with the most serious disabilities
October 13, 2011
The White House and the Department of Justice on October 13 will be honoring 16 lawyers as Champions of Change, including three executive directors of programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The ceremony will be streamed live from www.whitehouse.gov/live at 2 p.m. Eastern time. At
October 12, 2011
Additional funding provided to help all homeowners approved for the program. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has announced that it exceeded its $105 million allocation from the federal government through the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program by approximately $3 million. The agency has
October 11, 2011
Four longtime leaders at legal aid programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will be honored on October 13 by the White House as Champions of Change for dedicating their lives as lawyers to closing the justice gap in America.
October 7, 2011
The state departments of Public Welfare and Labor & Industry are marking National Disability Employment Awareness Month by encouraging employers to consider hiring Pennsylvanians living with disabilities. “The Department of Public Welfare is committed to those living with a disability by providing

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