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…
What Is Changing? The extra SNAP payment, officially called Emergency Allotments, will end in February 2023. Starting in March, you…
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Two Philadelphia workers have filed a class action against Walmart, alleging that the company regularly failed to…
The conversation about child welfare is changing, both locally and nationally. While over 440,000 children are in foster care on any given…
For decades, the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services has provided holistic family defense for parents involved in child…
Are you between the ages of 18-26? Join the Youth Action Board at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia! Youth…
Even if you don’t normally file taxes, you should file for a stimulus payment right away. You could get money…
In 2018, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania signed the Clean Slate Act. With its signing, Pennsylvania became the first state
Philadelphia’s tax one-year non-collection rate hit a low of 3.9% in 2017, according to a report out in February from…
CLS and the entire legal services and public interest law community mourns the passing of a brilliant, energetic, and visionary…
CLS’s Health & Independence (H&I) Unit represents low-income families, survivors of domestic violence, immigrants, older adults, and people with disabilities…
Updated 02/01/2021 Para información en Español The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF) provides up to $30,000 to help homeowners…
Contact with the criminal legal system comes with a price tag that a growing number of Americans cannot afford to…
How many times have you encountered an injustice that shocked you so much that you wondered, “How in the world could…
Coronavirus affects us all. We all need to be able to get care so that we, our families, and our…
Parents Describe TANF’s Strengths and Needed Changes in New Report on 25th Anniversary of “Welfare Reform” A new report…
The following post was written by Kee Tobar, Director of Racial Equity and Inclusion at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.…