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April 9, 2021
The National Organization for Victim Assistance invites you to their observation of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). All of the NCVRW events are free and open to the public. Eligible attendees can earn up to 7.75 CEUs. The event lineup includes the following. Click on links to register
April 9, 2021
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), an independent not-for-profit designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to administer the Universal Service Fund, will be holding a webinar, to be presented two times, on the new Emergency Broadband Benefits Program. The Emergency
April 6, 2021
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting that supplemental funding in the range of $350-500 million be included in the infrastructure package addressing the American Jobs Plan introduced by President Biden on March 31. Civil legal aid has a vital role in implementing the American Jobs Plan
April 1, 2021
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and pro bono co-counsel Morgan Lewis have secured a litigation settlement that will deliver significant emergency SNAP (food stamp) benefits to the neediest Pennsylvanians. Background information about the case, Gilliam v. USDA , can be found here . Last
March 30, 2021
As work continues on issuing millions of Economic Impact Payments to Americans, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced today that they anticipate payments will begin to be issued this weekend to Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who do not normally
March 30, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service today warned of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to primarily target educational institutions, including students and staff who have ".edu" email addresses.
March 25, 2021
Today, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project released a report, Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Outcomes and Utility Insecurity Resulting from COVID-19 , which reveals that Black and Latinx households in Pennsylvania are more likely
March 23, 2021
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, along with the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, and Community Legal Services will be holding a webinar entitled Utility Moratorium Ends March 31 - What you need to know! on March 30, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern.

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