CLS’S 35th Annual Bar Campaign is Live
This year ushers in the 35th anniversary for Community Legal Services’ Bar Campaign. That’s 35 years where Philadelphia area law…
This year ushers in the 35th anniversary for Community Legal Services’ Bar Campaign. That’s 35 years where Philadelphia area law…
“It makes you feel defeated and hopeless. It’s like you feel stuck. You have no help and nowhere to turn…
Last year, Philadelphia released new “assessments” of property values, which are used to calculate property tax bills. If your assessed…
In Pennsylvania, a 70-year-old law is exacerbating barriers to employment for people with criminal histories. The Private Detective Act imposes…
None of us can afford climate change, but the costs are even higher for Black and Brown people, cities, rural…
PA House Votes 189-14 to Expand Clean Slate to Felony Records! On June 5, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives…
On April 26, 2023, CLS and a bipartisan coalition of criminal justice advocates and state lawmakers went to Harrisburg to…
There have been special COVID rules for Medical Assistance (MA) since March 2020. Under the COVID rules, MA stayed on…
The four 2023 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Hearings will by held at the following times by Zoom and Phone:…
Information for homeowners when new construction begins next door In neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia, residents’ homes are being affected by nearby…
Last week, Community Legal Services learned that the Philadelphia Water Department is proposing to increase water rates by $240 million…
Following the success of initial rollout, low-income tenants in 19134 and 19144 zip codes are now guaranteed legal representation when…
What Is Changing? The extra SNAP payment, officially called Emergency Allotments, has ended. Starting in March 2023, you will only…
If you received Unemployment Compensation (UC) during the pandemic and now need to apply again because you lost your job,…
This video gives you a glimpse into the work CLS’s staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and other advocates do every…
Pennsylvania’s UC System No Longer Can Be Relied Upon to Serve Unemployed Workers. Traditionally, Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation (UC) system was…