New Report Shows Unintentional, Systemic Bias in Philadelphia Property Assessments
New Report Shows Unintentional, Systemic Bias in Philadelphia Property Assessments Today, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS) announced the publication…
New Report Shows Unintentional, Systemic Bias in Philadelphia Property Assessments Today, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS) announced the publication…
In 2023, over 330,000 Pennsylvanian households had their gas, electric, or water shut off because they could not afford to…
If your grandchild is in your care and lives in your home, your grandchild or grandchildren can receive a cash…
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…
The policies of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to collect overpayments currently create serious hardship for people struggling to afford…
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…
L to R: Rachel Labush, State Rep. Rick Krajewski, PHFA Servicing Director Kate Newton, & PHFA Counsel Steven O’Neill CLS…
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…
Pennsylvania’s Occupational Licensing Reform Law (Act 53 of 2020) was signed into law in 2020 with the goal of opening…
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…