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

What changes do you foresee in your practice next year? In your clients' problems? In your approaches? Share your thoughts and hear those of other advocates on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. CT; 2:00 p.m. ET) during a Clearinghouse Review conference call.

A mortgage foreclosure-related training will be held by Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) in Harrisburg on December 7, 2010. This program will be free for all legal aid staff working at PLAN member programs and will offer Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education credit. PLAN will reimburse

Equal Justice Works (EJW) is seeking civil legal aid attorneys who were notified that they were rejected from receiving assistance under the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program (CLAARP) in a letter stating that they have no eligible loans. Some civil legal aid attorneys

PLAN Board member Yvette Long was presented with the prestigious Mary Ellen Hamilton Award by the National Legal Aid and Defender Association at its awards luncheon during the NLADA Annual Conference on November 12, 2010. The Mary Ellen Hamilton Award, given biennially, honors a legal services

The Pennsylvania Bar Association and 33 local bar associations across the state are launching a credit rights public education campaign and offering a free brochure, Know Your Credit Rights - Be an Educated Credit Consumer, that includes details about the new rules and a number of other credit

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's continuing investment in early childhood education is providing a strong foundation for young children to start school ready to learn and boosting the academic success of at-risk children, according to the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts year-end report released today by