During the past year, the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) Board of Directors has had the opportunity to hear from legal aid programs funded by LSC across this nation on the enormous struggles confronting low-income families. These 136 local nonprofit programs in every state provide civil legal

National Organizations Offer Plan that Limits Tax Hikes, Maintains Benefits Many states' systems for financing unemployment insurance (UI) are broken and, without major reforms, will remain broken, requiring years of high federal taxes on employers and threatening UI's role as a key economic

The Legal Services Corporation has issued a Notice: Request for Letters of Intent (LOI) to Apply for 2011 TIG Funding and is conducting a webinar on Wednesday, February 16 at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST for all LSC grantees interested in applying for 2011 TIG funding. The webinar will discuss eligibility

A congressional proposal to cut $75 million from the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) budget would decimate civil legal aid to low-income Americans at a time when it is most needed by the tens of millions suffering economic hardship. The proposed $75 million funding cut would represent a 17

The Legal Services Corporation is soliciting comments from the public and all interested stakeholders as it works to develop a strategic plan for 2011-2015. Specifically, LSC is seeking comments that address the extent to which the goals, objectives and strategies set forth in the Corporation’s

The Legal Services Corporation has issued its income eligibility guidelines for 2011 , which establish maximum income levels for individuals and families eligible to receive legal assistance from legal aid programs funded under the Legal Services Corporation Act. LSC’s guidelines are based on the

The Management Information Exchange will be holding it's 2011 Biennial Conference for Legal Services Managers - Management Essentials in Challenging Times: Tools and Best Practices , on March 10-11, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown, 920 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203. In two intensive days

Metro Bank lead business contributor to ‘We Care About Children’ campaign The Dauphin County Bar Foundation, with support from Metro Bank and other businesses, foundations and individuals, has announced that its “We Care About Children” campaign, which is coming to a close, is funding a custody