North Penn Legal Services (NPLS) is hosting the 2025 NPLS Fair Housing Summit with the theme Manufactured Home Communities in Pennsylvania: Challenges and Opportunities on April 22, 2025 from 9:00 AM-1:30 PM Eastern. The Summit will be held at Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Rd

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) recognized the recipients of the 2025 Excellence Awards during the annual Excellence Awards Celebration that was held on March 27, 2025 at the Hilton Harrisburg. PLAN was honored to have The Honorable Jordan A. Harris, Majority Chair, House Appropriations

The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) announced today that a recent important victory and agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) will significantly improve religious meal accommodations for incarcerated Muslims at a Pennsylvania state prison, in time for Eid-al

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) reports that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season has been extended until Friday, April 18, 2025. The season was originally scheduled to run from November 4, 2024, to April 4, 2025, but that has now been extended to April 18, 2025

In 2024, researchers from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) analyzed weapons relinquishments in Pennsylvania’s Protection-from-Abuse (PFA) cases. Key findings indicate that while PFA cases rose 13% from 2020 to 2023, requests

The PA Public Utility Commission issued a consumer alert warning about a scam involving telephone calls that falsely claim to be from the PUC – using the phone number of the Commission’s Philadelphia office as the caller ID.

In-Person Requirement Will Not Apply to Disability Insurance, Medicare, and SSI Applications The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking proactive steps to enhance the security of its services by implementing stronger identity verification procedures. The updated measures will further

The Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (PA IOLTA) Board has announced the release of the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board’s 2024 Annual Report. The IOLTA Board awards grants that support the provision of free legal assistance to low-income Pennsylvanians in civil matters where a basic human need