Friends of Farmworkers was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant by Impact100 Philadelphia at the conclusion of their sixth annual meeting on June 3. The organization awared a total of $328,000 in project and operating grants at that time. Friends of Farmworkers (FOF) works to improve the living and

The April edition of the Health Law PA News , a free monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available from PHLP. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, visit their website at www.phlp.org

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) has released a new video featuring highlights of three hearings conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee and chaired by Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf, that addressed the question, Civil Legal Representation of the Indigent: Have We Achieved Equal Access

Coalition Urges Creation of New Commission A report released by the Pennsylvania Civil Legal Justice Coalition on May 6, 2014 concludes that the staggering number of unrepresented low-income litigants in civil legal matters adversely impacts the quality of justice for all parties in Pennsylvania

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has released the 2014 Notice of Funds Availability for LSC’s new $2.5 million Pro Bono Innovation Fund , and is currently seeking applications from LSC grantees to support the development of new and more robust pro bono efforts and partnerships that effectively

On April 8, 2014 the White House, in conjuction with the Legal Services Corporation, held its third White House Forum on Increasing Access to Justice in Wahsington, D.C. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Associate Attorney General Tony West, White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler and other leaders of

The Shriver Center will be holding a free Advocacy in Action webinar, entitled Alternatives to Guardianship: Preserving the Autonomy of Individuals with Intellectual and Mental Health Disabilities , on May 7, 2014, from 2:00-3:15 Eastern. Guardianship has long been the primary method of handling

Registration is now open for the 2014 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Conference . The conference will take place on May 20 -21, 2014 at the Hilton Harrisburg . The conference will feature many helpful workshops for legal services staff, board members and other friends of the legal services community