Poverty in the U.S. remained high in 2011, the Census Bureau reported on September 12, as household incomes stagnated and median earnings for full-time workers fell. The number of Americans kept out of poverty by unemployment insurance also declined, due to a drop in the number of people accessing

More than six million long-term unemployed have already reached the end of their jobless benefits. Unless Congress acts before the end of the year, two million more jobless face an immediatecut-off from the only remaining federal unemployment insurance program at the end of December It's a crisis of

With rising numbers of Americans facing legal problems unassisted, Pro Bono Net will offer four national training webinars this fall for librarians, with the goal of increasing awareness about free, online resources for people with legal needs. The trainings will show librarians how to use these

The American Bar Association is in the process of revising the ABA Standards for Programs Providing Civil Pro Bono Legal Services to Persons of Limited Means and will be holding a series of web discussions will inform how the Standards will be reformulated. The Standards offer an outline of the

Registration is now open for the 2012 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Conference, which will be held September 11-12, 2012 at the Hilton Harrisburg Hotel. Registration is free to program staff or program board members of the following PA Legal Aid Network (PLAN) programs: CJP, CLS, FoF, LLS, LASP

News from the Legal Services Corporation that local legal aid providers are expected to lose hundreds of lawyers due to lack of funding could not come at a worse time. Pro bono and legal aid attorneys are desperately needed for struggling American families facing foreclosure or trying to recover

According to a recent survey conducted by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), local legal aid programs expect to reduce staffing by nearly 750 employees in 2012, including 350 attorneys, because of funding cuts. This represents a reduction of 8 percent of full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions from

HEMAP Applications Now Being Accepted Governor Tom Corbett has announced that Pennsylvania has received the $66.5 million cash portion of the previously announced $25 billion state-federal settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage loan servicers. Pennsylvania’s share of this money will be