Extra SNAP is Ending: What You Need to Know
What Is Changing? The extra SNAP payment, officially called Emergency Allotments, will end in February 2023. Starting in March, you…
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Workers Sue Walmart for Violating Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Law
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Two Philadelphia workers have filed a class action against Walmart, alleging that the company regularly failed to…
Family Advocacy: How Holistic Family Defense Helps Children Thrive
The conversation about child welfare is changing, both locally and nationally. While over 440,000 children are in foster care on any given…
Data Shows that Our Holistic Parent Representation Helps Kids Too
For decades, the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services has provided holistic family defense for parents involved in child…
We’re Hiring a Youth Action Board Fellow!
Are you between the ages of 18-26? Join the Youth Action Board at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia! Youth…
File for a Stimulus Payment NOW Even if You Don’t Normally File Taxes!
Even if you don’t normally file taxes, you should file for a stimulus payment right away. You could get money…
Get Ready, Get Set: PA Prepares for Clean Slate Implementation
In 2018, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania signed the Clean Slate Act. With its signing, Pennsylvania became the first state
Philadelphia Shows Steady Progress Collecting Property Taxes While Also Helping Homeowners
Philadelphia’s tax one-year non-collection rate hit a low of 3.9% in 2017, according to a report out in February from…
Thomas K. Gilhool, founding lawyer at Community Legal Services, passes away at 81
CLS and the entire legal services and public interest law community mourns the passing of a brilliant, energetic, and visionary…
We’re Hiring! CLS Is Looking for a Managing Attorney for Our Health and Independence Unit
CLS’s Health & Independence (H&I) Unit represents low-income families, survivors of domestic violence, immigrants, older adults, and people with disabilities…
Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF)
Updated 02/01/2021 Para información en Español The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF) provides up to $30,000 to help homeowners…
The Heavy Price for Restoring One’s Name: Court Debt Bars Record Clearing
Contact with the criminal legal system comes with a price tag that a growing number of Americans cannot afford to…
How Is That Legal? A new podcast from CLS
How many times have you encountered an injustice that shocked you so much that you wondered, “How in the world could…
Many Immigrants Can Get Medical Assistance for Coronavirus Treatment
Coronavirus affects us all. We all need to be able to get care so that we, our families, and our…
Report | Meet The Need: No Child Should Live in Deep Poverty
Parents Describe TANF’s Strengths and Needed Changes in New Report on 25th Anniversary of “Welfare Reform” A new report…
Uplifting the Comprehensive Legacy of Dr. King
The following post was written by Kee Tobar, Director of Racial Equity and Inclusion at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.…
