The Department of Aging will hold public hearings in Centre County, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh during June to discuss the 2012-2016 State Plan on Aging, which defines the strategy and goals for programs and services provided to older Pennsylvanians. Public review and comments will be used to

The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for older adults and residents with disabilities has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the May edition of the Health Law PA News, it's free bi-monthly newsletter. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please see the website at www.phlp.org. The May edition of the Health Law PA News contains

Judge Chester Harhut, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Sam Milkes The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN, Inc.) has elected the Honorable Chester Harhut of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas in Scranton, PA as its President. He succeeds prominent

Phase-Out of Federal Unemployment Insurance Will Leave More Workers Without Aid in June The economy added only 69,000 jobs in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report released on June 1. After a robust start to the year, May marks the third straight month of

A new training video, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, will assist guardians ad litem—attorneys who represent the specific legal needs of abused and neglected children in dependency courts. The video is another tool to help the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reach its goal of moving

The National Center for Victims of Crime, in conjunction with FACSA (Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse), Justice 4 PA Kids, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will be offering a free training seminar for criminal justice practitioners

The Management Information Exchange (MIE) is holding its 2012 National Fundraising Conference, The Importance and Power of Private Philanthropy, at the Hilton Back Bay Boston, 40 Dalton St., Boston, MA on July 12-13, 2012. It is the one opportunity each year for legal aid fundraisers to come