The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau is preparing to develop a Supplemental Poverty Measure that will use the best new data and methodologies to obtain an improved understanding of the economic well-being of American families and of how federal policies affect those living in poverty. The

Article from The Hill's Congress Blog advocating for Congress to reauthorize and revitilize the Legal Services Corporation by authorizing a federal funding level of $750 million (as compared to the current level of just $420 million) while eliminating several outdated federal restrictions that

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the number of disability hearings pending stands at 697,437 cases -- the lowest level since June 2005 and down more than 71,000 cases since December 2008, when the trend of month-by-month reductions began. In addition, the

A new court form designed for people filing civil actions is being introduced by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to enhance the flow and analysis of the thousands of cases processed annually by the Courts of Common Pleas.

Article from the Philadelphia Inquirer quoting Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services on the announcement that Pennsylvania's state government will use hundreds of millions of federal stimulus dollars to provide government-subsidized jobs to up to 20,000 adults and young people.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network, today announced the launch of PreventLoanScams.org. The Network developed PreventLoanScams.org to provide homeowners with a single destination to report alleged scammers

Now is the time to nominate deserving champions of justice for the 23rd Annual Pro Bono Awards of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services to the Public Committee. The committee also is accepting nominations for its 6th Annual Judges Award and the Civil Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award

The Legal Services Corporation published an Interim Final Rule and Request for Comments in the Federal Register on February 11 to repeal the Corporation’s regulation that prohibits LSC grantees from claiming, collecting and retaining attorneys’ fees.