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April 14, 2021
Pennsylvania’s Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) is advising the public to stay vigilant against a recently reported phone scam. The scam involves calls that “spoof” or mimic the AOPC’s telephone number. During the spoof call, those being targeted are told of alleged unpaid court
April 14, 2021
Today, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced they are disbursing nearly 2 million payments in the fifth batch of Economic Impact Payments from the American Rescue Plan. Today's announcement brings the total disbursed so far
April 12, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced that effective tomorrow, Tuesday, April 13, all Pennsylvania adults will be eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID -19 vaccine.
April 12, 2021
For Fair Housing Month in April, North Penn Legal Services is hosting a Virtual Fair Housing Summit featuring four timely Fair Housing topics via Zoom over the course of two weeks in beginning in mid-April.
April 9, 2021
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), an independent not-for-profit designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to administer the Universal Service Fund, will be holding a webinar, to be presented two times, on the new Emergency Broadband Benefits Program. The Emergency
April 9, 2021
The National Organization for Victim Assistance invites you to their observation of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). All of the NCVRW events are free and open to the public. Eligible attendees can earn up to 7.75 CEUs. The event lineup includes the following. Click on links to register
April 6, 2021
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting that supplemental funding in the range of $350-500 million be included in the infrastructure package addressing the American Jobs Plan introduced by President Biden on March 31. Civil legal aid has a vital role in implementing the American Jobs Plan
April 1, 2021
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and pro bono co-counsel Morgan Lewis have secured a litigation settlement that will deliver significant emergency SNAP (food stamp) benefits to the neediest Pennsylvanians. Background information about the case, Gilliam v. USDA , can be found here . Last

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