News

Here are the latest news items of interest to the legal aid community and it's clients. Click the article headline for the full story.

For more News and Information please visit us on Facebook and Twitter.
 

March 16, 2013
State Treasurer Rob McCord today reminded those receiving unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation payments through a debit card to activate their new gold-colored card as soon as they receive it. Recipients must activate their new gold cards to access future payments made to their account
March 15, 2013
​​The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project will be holding a Disaster Preparedness Roundtable on March 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm Eastern. The roundtable is an informal discussion with the legal aid community about disaster preparedness.
March 14, 2013
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed Stephanie S. Libhart as executive director of the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) Board. Libhart replaces Al Azen, IOLTA’s first and only executive director, who retired in December 2012 after 23 years of service.
March 14, 2013
One week after President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has released a new report entitled, There's No Place Like Home , showing that state action is still urgently needed to prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic and sexual
March 4, 2013
The February edition of the Senior Health News , a free bi-monthly newsletter, is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org .
March 1, 2013
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in partnership with the ACLU-Women’s Rights Project and ACLU-PA, will be hosting a two-part webinar series entitled Addressing Housing Barriers for Victims of Domestic Violence: A 2-Part Webinar Series for Attorneys , on March 26 and April 9
March 1, 2013
The Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) will be holding its annual conference on March 22, 2013 at Temple University in Philadelphia. NACA has generously agreed to offer FREE attendance at this conference to all legal services attorneys practicing consumer
March 1, 2013
New app will help the public, housing industry learn about their housing rights and responsibilities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has unveiled the first housing discrimination mobile application (app) for iPhone and iPad. Developed by HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and

Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about the latest news and updates!

Sign Up