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June 11, 2010
The HotDocs software business has a new owner who welcomes the opportunity to continue providing HotDocs to support legal services, charities and community initiatives through a new HotDocs Charitable Organization Program. Legal Services Corporation-funded programs that have participated in the
June 11, 2010
The Shriver Center’s CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW and the Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) are holding a 60-minute webinar on legal assistance for low-income LGBT seniors on July 1, 2010 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern. Designed for legal aid attorneys working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
June 11, 2010
Legal Services Corporation President Victor M. Fortuno spoke at the Pennsylvania Project Director Association Meeting in Harrisburg on June 7. The association is composed of the heads of the state’s civil legal aid programs, eight of which are LSC grantees. Fortuno, who began his legal career as a
June 10, 2010
Bill Hurts Working Families & Ignores Public Support for Cobra Subsidy On Wednesday June 9, 2010, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) was joined by jobs experts from the National Employment Law Project and health coverage experts from Families USA to criticize the elimination of COBRA subsidies in the new
June 10, 2010
Attorney General Tom Corbett urged Pennsylvania consumers, including both travelers and property owners, to be the lookout for scams that are linked to summer vacation rentals. Corbett said a number of false ads and fraudulent emails linked to summer vacation rentals have already been reported to
June 9, 2010
Pro Bono Net and LawHelp Interactive will be holding a live document assembly training on the use of HotDocs on September 16-17, 2010 at the State Bar of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia. The State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project , which is funded by the State Bar of Georgia and Georgia Legal Services
June 9, 2010
$58.6 million HUD-VASH program to provide rental housing and support services U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced that nearly 8,000 homeless veterans will get permanent housing assistance through a HUD rental assistance program that connects homeless
June 8, 2010
Reprinted from DPW Budget Updates (6/4/10): On the Friday before Memorial Day, the U.S. House of Representatives took action on the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. The bill was to have been the House vehicle to extend the enhanced federal matching dollars for the Medical Assistance

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