Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January. The 8.7

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead joined anti-hunger advocates from Just Harvest at the City of Pittsburgh's North Side Farmers Market today to highlight updates to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, that

Join Community Legal Services of Philadelphia on October 13, 2022 from 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern, for its annual review of dependency and child abuse case law entitled Recent Developments in Appellate Case Law: The Parent Attorney Perspective The review will cover the past year of appellate court

As a part of ongoing efforts to end Veteran homelessness, the Department of Veterans Affairs published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for more than $11 million in legal services grants for Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The funds are available through VA’s new Legal Services for

The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) is offering a free webcast entitled Becoming the Storyteller Your Client Needs on October 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM Eastern. In this free, one-hour webcast, NITA NextGen faculty member Sara Williams gives storytelling in trial advocacy its proper due. Tune

Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) established an Office of Native American Partnerships within the Office of the Commissioner. This office will elevate and centralize efforts to administer comprehensive programs and policies related to

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia through the National Record Clearing Project is presenting a free webinar entitled Record Clearing for Immigrant Clients: Risks & Opportunities on October 17, 2022 from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern. Record clearing for people who are not citizens can have

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS) will be hosting their annual Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) program review on Monday, October 31, 2022 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern. During this review advocates from the programs