Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

Welfare Reform at 20

Twenty years of harmful policies have hurt Pennsylvania's neediest families. Read our new report to see how Pennsylvania can mend its safety net.

Predatory: How Payday Lenders are Using Trojan Horse Tactics to Weaken Consumer Protections in Pennsylvania

Read our new report on the predatory payday lenders' latest attempts to bring high-cost loans to Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia Should Expand Its Kinship Care Program

Read our new report on how kinship care can promote family stability and prevent unnecessary trauma to children.

Careless: How the Pennsylvania Department of Health Has Risked the Lives of Elderly and Disabled Nursing Home Residents

Read our report on the nursing home crisis in Pennsylvania.

Moving Forward: Revitalizing the Economy by Sealing Old Criminal Records

Providing a second chance to people with old criminal records is essential to increasing economic security for low-income individuals and communities, and will reduce both unemployment and recidivism rates.

Guides to Subsidized Housing in Philadelphia

CLS' guides to Philadelphia's five basic types of subsidized housing.

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Highlights

Advocacy Leads to Medicaid Policy Change for People with Hepatitis C Posted May 16, 2017 Today, the Department of Human Services (DHS) is announcing changes to the state’s Medicaid (MA)...	Raise Your Voice: Speak Up to Save Pennsylvania Medicaid! Posted May 8, 2017 In May 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cap federal funding for the Medicaid...	CLS and PLA Elect Dina Schlossberg to Their Boards of Directors Posted April 28, 2017 Community Legal Services (CLS) and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) have elected Dina...
Auditor General’s Report Documents Need for Multi-Year State Funding To Restore Pennsylvania’s UC System for Unemployed Workers Posted April 25, 2017 Today, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a report of his audit of Pennsylvania’s...	PECO’S Proposed Prepaid Meter Program is Dangerous and Unnecessary! Posted April 3, 2017 Come SPEAK OUT About PECO’s Prepaid Electric Meter Plan ...	PA Supreme Court Rules Youth in Foster Care Facing Termination of Parental Rights Have a Right to an Attorney Posted March 30, 2017 On March 28, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed and remanded the order terminating parental...

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