UPDATE: The opening of the new North Penn Legal Services office at 33 N. Main St. in Pittston has been delayed. The Scranton and Wilkes-Barre offices will remain open for the time being, and North Penn's intake line - 877-953-4250 - also remains operational. ******************* North Penn Legal

HUD-VASH vouchers to build on 17 percent decline in veteran homelessness since 2009 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced the second round of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) funding to local public

The National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) is presenting a free webinar on issues confronting same sex couples in light of the Supreme Court's decision overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on August 20, 2013 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern.

The Local Human Rights Lawyering Project at the Washington College of Law of American University will be holding a webinar entitled Webinar on Human Rights & Immigrants' Rights for Legal Aid Attorneys , on Friday, August 23, 2013 from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern. This online training is free to all

The June/July combined edition of the Health Law News and Senior Health News ,is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, visit their website at www.phlp.org .

A record 16.9 million FBI criminal background checks were run for employment or licensing purposes in 2012, a six-fold increase since 9/11. But serious flaws in the FBI records are jeopardizing work opportunities for hundreds of thousands of job seekers every year, according to a new report from the

The National Employment Law Project commended Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Senator Susan Collins for introducing legislation to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program through 2020. TAA provides training and reemployment services to workers whose jobs losses are

In a show of bipartisan support for federally funded civil legal services, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $430 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in FY 2014. This amount represents a $90 million increase over LSC’s current funding level, and is consistent with the White