SNAP Rules in Pennsylvania are Changing!
The federal budget reconciliation bill, which became law in July 2025, included devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. CLS has…
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Did the County Assistance Office make a mistake? You can appeal!
Did the County Assistance Office make a mistake? You can appeal! What can you appeal? They cut off your benefits…
If You Have Federal Student Loans: Take Action Now to Protect Your Income and Your Rights!
If You Have Federal Student Loans: Take Action Now to Protect Your Income and Your Rights! The Department of Education…
Court Finds State Law Banning People with Most Criminal Convictions from Working as Security Guards Unconstitutional
Philadelphia, PA – Last week, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled that the state Private Detective Act’s lifetime employment…
How to Help PA Families Keep SNAP
In July, the federal government signed devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps) into law, but you can help…
SNAP Document Library
This page contains PDFs of all of our materials explaining SNAP changes. Click on the drop down menus to access…
Protecting Access: Recommendations for Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Implementation Under HR1
This page contains PDFs of our Medicaid Recommendations Toolkit. Executive Summary 01. Simplify Work Requirements to Protect Coverage 02.…
Medicaid Rules in Pennsylvania are Changing!
The federal budget reconciliation bill (also called “H.R.1”), which became law in July 2025, included devastating cuts to Medicaid and…
Read our Amicus Brief in Pickett v. Cleveland
CLS joined Natural Resources Defense Council and National Consumer Law Center to file an amicus brief in Pickett v. Cleveland…
Celebrating 60 Years of Justice
Since its founding in 1966, CLS has been the cornerstone of Philadelphia’s public interest community. We represent low-income Philadelphians when…
