Bob Racunas, long-time director of Neighborhood Legal Services Association (NLSA) was recently honored by the Josh Gibson Foundation at its bi-annual G.I.B.S.O.N Awards & Negro League Gala. The Josh Gibson Foundation recognized Mr. Racunas in the G.I.B.S.O.N Awards Community Service category for his

With millions of Americans lacking adequate retirement savings, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the national launch of myRA, a simple, safe and affordable new savings option for those who don't have access to a retirement savings plan at work. People can get information about myRA

The Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement authorities around the country announced the first coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative targeting deceptive and abusive debt collection practices.

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s Office of Financial Empowerment has issued a new report about mobile financial services and their impact on low-income and economically vulnerable consumers. In compiling the report CFPB put out a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information about the

​The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law will be holding a free online Google+ Hangout entitled. But I Thought My Criminal Record Was Expunged? Background Screeners and Zombie Records on Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 1:00 pm-1:30 pm Eastern. Join this Google+ Hangout on Air with Sharon

The National Association of Consumer Advocates is offering a free webinar entitled Consumer Protection Issues for Your Job-Seeking Clients on November 19, 2015 from 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern. Your clients may be falling victim to scams that target job-seekers and pose as opportunities for legitimate

Governor Tom Wolf joined Department of Human Services Secretary Ted Dallas and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Gladys M. Brown on November 2 to kick off the start of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) application process for the 2015-16 season

The Social Security Administration is asking for responses to an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on how it should modernize its vocational rules, which were first published in 1978. These are the rules disability decision makers use to decide whether an adult with a severe disabling condition