The Legal Services Corporation is now accepting applications for the 2009-2012 round of its Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program. Named after a member of LSC’s Board of Directors, the program helps alleviate the oftentimes staggering educational debt burdens of new attorneys at LSC

From: Public News Service Press Play (►) for Audio Report A new report finds nearly a third of Americans, most of them women, are acting as a caregivers for loved ones, sometimes putting careers on hold or dealing with other hurdles. In Pennsylvania and across the country, 65 million people are

Helaine M. Barnett, the longest-serving president in the history of the Legal Services Corporation, announced at a meeting of the Corporation’s Board of Directors on November 30 that she would step down as LSC’s chief executive at the end of 2009, completing six years in office and in accordance

From: Public News Service Press Play (►) for Audio Report E-mail, texting, Facebook: cell phones, instant messages, and online social networking sites have transformed the way we communicate, making it easier for all of us to stay connected, but also creating a whole new set of problems for kids in

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will receive a $30 million increase in funding for Fiscal Year 2010 as part of a consolidated appropriations bill that has been approved by the Senate and the House. Under the bill, LSC receives an appropriation of $420 million. Of that total, $394.4 million will

The PA IOLTA Board is conducting its grant process to award about $50,000 of grants primarily to help stimulate and facilitate organized pro bono efforts in counties where none currently exist. To the extent that funds are available, grants may also be awarded to counties with existing organized pro

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