Article from centredaily.com/Centre Daily Times about the opening of a new family law clinic at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, University Park Campus, to give law students hands-on experience and help MidPenn Legal Services with its growing case load.

During a visit to Conrad Weiser Middle School on December 21, Department of Health Secretary Everette James and Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak commended the school for its efforts to increase physical activity among students. The middle school received one of 40 Active School grants awarded

The onset of a serious illness or injury can affect much more than a person’s health. Knowing what steps to take to get one’s financial and legal affairs in order is often vitally important not only to the affected individual, but to his or her loved ones as well. The Legal Guide for the Seriously

The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) will be holding an online training entitled Website Accessibility for the Legal Aid Community on Friday, January 8, 2010 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST. Web accessibility refers to the the practice of making websites usable for

The National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that on December 19, 2009, President Obama signed legislation (H.R. 3326) reauthorizing a number of important provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that help unemployed workers. As a result, a number of key programs will be

New York Times article on the passing of F. William McCalpin, one of the earliest advocates and most vocal defenders of the Legal Services Corporation, a federal program that has provided legal aid to millions of poor people, who died Dec. 9 at his home in St. Louis. He was 88.

Community Legal Services has filed suit challenging the Philadelphia Water Commission’s method of setting new, increased rates in its 2008 Rate Increase Case. In filing a suit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, CLS is acting in its role as the City appointed Public Advocate . CLS also is

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation: Sharon L. Browne , a principal attorney in Pacific Legal Foundation’s Individual Rights Practice group and a member of the Foundation’s senior management