U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced new, stronger affordable housing regulations that protect victims of domestic abuse as the nation concludes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To read the final regulatory requirements under the Violence against Women

The federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, will accept applications for cash grants starting Nov. 1, acting announced Secretary of Public Welfare Michael Nardone. LIHEAP provides cash grants to help income-eligible homeowners or renters pay for home heating

New Call Center Will Help Agency Handle Growing Demand for Services Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, joined Congressman John Tanner and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the agency’s new teleservice center (TSC) in Jackson, Tennessee. The Jackson TSC will be the

The National Senior Citizen Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled, Revisiting Olmstead: Keeping More Older Adults Out of Nursing Homes, on Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern. The National Senior Citizens Law Center has published a new report, “ 10-Plus Years After

This week, hundreds of law firms, bar associations and other legal groups across the country will recognize work done on behalf of the poor and underserved with the second annual pro bono celebration. The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service is sponsoring this

The Legal Services Corporation will be holding the 11th Annual Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference on January 12-14, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque, 1000 Woodward Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Topics covered will include project planning and management

Pennsylvania Among States Hardest Hit by Cutoffs A new analysis, entitled Out in the Cold for the Holidays, released by the National Employment Law Project reveals that 1.2 million workers will be cut off of federal jobless benefits by year's end if Congress fails to renew the federal emergency

John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors, has announced the addition of two members to the Special Task Force on Fiscal Oversight established by the Board to review LSC’s fiscal oversight responsibilities. The two new task force members are David H. Hoffman