Story in the Philadelphia Daily News featuring Kathy Gomez of Community Legal Services commenting on a case where a child was removed from her mother's care due to poverty and the resulting inability to find and keep appropriate housing.

Editorial from the Philadelphia Inquirer advocating that Pennsylvania and New Jersey work harder to make sure their states apply for available stimulus money (PA: $359.7 million; NJ: $202 million) from Washington to create local jobs.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have released January data for the Administration's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), demonstrating that the number of homeowners receiving immediate relief and converting to permanent

United Way of Pennsylvania will hold its first ever nonprofit forum with candidates for Governor at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, February 24 at the Harrisburg Hilton. A bipartisan invitation was extended to all announced candidates for Governor. The event will feature a focused conversation on partnership

From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report At income tax time, keeping yourself honest is one thing - keeping your tax preparer honest is just as important. Unlicensed preparers who may not be up-to-date on tax law changes, and scam artists trying to steal money and identities, are

Story from the Republican Herald , Pottsville, about trainings involving Carolyn Tenaglia and Eileen Barlow of MidPenn Legal Services that was conducted by the Schuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance.

Story from Law 360 about the impact of Astrue v. Ratliff , a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, regarding the Social Security Administration's ability to take court awarded attorney fees won by Social Security and disability recipients under the Equal Access to Justice Act. to pay down the

Foreclosure relief checks totaling more than $2.7 million have been mailed to several hundred Pennsylvania consumers as part of a multi-state settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the foreclosure relief is part of a broad-based package intended to