Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) Staff Attorney Bob Damewood and Ronell Guy of the Northside Coalition for Fair Housingand, and a RHLS Board Member, were presented with the Advocacy Award by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania at it's 2009 Homes within Reach Conference Awards Luncheon on

Identity Theft Action Plan Available Online to Help Protect Personal Information With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency is urging consumers to take steps that could help protect them and their personal financial information if their

The National Senior Citizens Law Center has published a fact sheet on a class action lawsuit settlement (Martinez) that states, in most situations, the Social Security Administration can not stop the payment of benefits because a recipient has an outstanding arrest warrant. The settlement also

Richman to become Chief Operating Officer at U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced the resignation of Public Welfare Secretary Estelle B. Richman, effective Dec. 31. Richman has served as secretary since the beginning of Governor Rendell’s

The Social Security Administration earlier this month mailed notices that contained incorrect January 2010 payment dates. These erroneous notices went to about 6 million beneficiaries who receive their payments on either the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of each month, and are part of the

Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the most recent edition of the Health Law PA News , a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit www.phlp.org .

House and Senate negotiators have approved a consolidated appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010 that includes $420 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to promote equal access to justice and to provide for civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. The bill also removes the

Personal Stories Illustrate Importance of Coverage for 1,300,000 Pennsylvanians As Congress debates health care reform, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project has issued UNINSURED PENNSYLVANIANS . This new report chronicles the personal struggles of eight Pennsylvanians who have little or no health