If you are 16 or 17 and receive SSI, start preparing now for review of your SSI case!
When you turn 18, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reviews your case to see if you still meet the requirements…
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Youth Justice Toolkit: Legal Aid Resources for Supporting Transition-aged Youth
This toolkit was researched, written, and created by CLS attorney Kee Tobar, for her project as a Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging…
Youth Justice: SSI Benefits
Billie Washington was struggling to make ends meet. A former home care attendant, she was no longer able to work…
Youth Justice Project
The Youth Justice Project can connect young people ages 16-24 to free legal help at Community Legal Services and Philadelphia…
Youth Justice: Child Care Subsidies
Billie Washington was struggling to make ends meet. A former home care attendant, she was no longer able to work…
Financial Support for Working Parents Who Need Childcare During COVID-19
Working parents may be eligible for paid time off to care for children who are stuck at home because of…
Why We’re Proud: New Video from CLS
This video gives you a glimpse into the work CLS’s staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and other advocates do every…
Who is Eligible for Social Security Benefits?
Millions of children and adults depend on benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for their basic income. SSA provides…
When White People Catch A Cold… Inequity and National Crisis
Reflections from CLS Deputy Director of Operations and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Brenda Marrero on racial injustice.
What You Should Know About Your House When You Enter a Nursing Home or Receive Care at Home
This brochure is for anyone who owns a home and may receive Medical Assistance to pay for their care in…
CLS Welcomes Cheryl-Lyn Bentley, Deputy Director of Operations and Human Resources
CLS is thrilled to welcome Cheryl-Lyn Bentley as its new Deputy Director of Operations and Human Resources. Cheryl-Lyn is an…
The Dangerous Weight of Water Debt
For years, Philadelphia operated an inefficient assistance program for low-income water customers, Philadelphia’s most economically vulnerable households. The program helped…
We All Benefit from a Clean Slate for Minor Criminal Records
Over the past two decades, even the most minor criminal convictions have become lifetime barriers to the necessities of life…
Wage Theft
Employers violate wage laws in various ways. Employers steal workers’ labor by failing to pay for all hours worked, not…
PA must address epidemic of wage theft and workplace exploitation by modernizing wage laws
Pennsylvania’s wage laws have not been updated in decades. Meanwhile workplace practices have changed, with more subcontracting of work and…
Video UC Hearings Would Be Costly, Unfair, and Unworkable
HB 129, a bill which is scheduled for a vote by the Pennsylvania Senate Labor and Industry Committee on February…
