Four presidential nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 29 to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The four nominees were Harry Korrell III , Joseph Pius Pietrzyk , Julie A. Reiskin and Gloria Valencia-Weber . The nominations were previously

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare invests in programs to help reduce the incidence of initial involvement or recidivism in the criminal justice system. DPW actively engages in collaborative efforts with county governments, human service agencies, and the court system to alleviate many of

The Legal Services Corporation and the American Red Cross recently renewed a Memorandum of Understanding that enhances disaster response activities by both organizations and facilitates the delivery of legal services to low-income persons following a hurricane, earthquake, floods and other disasters

The Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors voted on September 21 to request $516.5 million from Congress for the Corporation’s Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation. The amount of the FY 2012 request is the same sought by LSC for FY 2011 and is $96.5 million more than the Corporation’s current

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare funds many key community programs that promote child well being and development. Investing with local agencies enables these groups to respond to the local needs of families.

Vice President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on September 23 that the nation’s pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50 percent discounts on the cost of covered brand-name prescription drugs for

September 23, 2010 represents a new day for American consumers in our health care system. This is the day that a series of new rights, benefits, and protections under the Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. Combined

Attorney General Tom Corbett today warned Pennsylvania consumers to watch carefully for scams when searching for jobs on the Internet, including questionable online ads for part-time "modeling jobs." "Con artists are using online message forums, email ads or bogus websites to circulate job offers