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March 10, 2010
The February 2010 edition of Senior Health News, a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available on PALawHELP.org.
March 10, 2010
Article from the Philadelphia Business Journal about funds raised and distributed by the Philadelphia Foundation's Basic Human Needs Fund through its Generous Philadelphia Campaign. Community Legal Services will receive $45,000 from the campaign for its mortgage foreclosure prevention programs, and
March 10, 2010
The 2008-2009 Annual Report of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP) is now available from the program and on its website. Also available on the LASP website is a list of last year's individual and law firm donors and the volunteers who worked with LASP and its clients.
March 8, 2010
Article from timesleader.com on North Penn Legal Services' new annual campaign – the Luzerne County Campaign for Legal Aid.
March 8, 2010
Tax-filing season is in full swing and a free website, developed with funding from the Legal Services Corporation, permits low-income workers to apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The free electronic filing system, called I-CAN! E-File, was created by the Legal Aid Society of Orange
March 8, 2010
The Self-Represented Litigation Network is hosting a preconference day at the Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The agenda will include a report on the Library Initiative which involves efforts the Self-Represented Litigation Network has been
March 7, 2010
Article from Citizen's Voice outlining the efforts of Community Legal Services to restore the recently implemented reduction to State Supplemental Payments received by federal Supplemental Security Income benefit recipients.
March 5, 2010
LSC Updates reports that the deadline to participate in the National Association for Law Placement’s (NALP) 2010 Public Sector and Public Interest Salary Survey has been extended to March 19. The biannual survey collects important data on attorney salaries, benefits packages and loan repayment

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