Protect Your PUA Benefits from Disqualification Because of Identity Verification!
More than 500,000 people are getting determinations disqualifying them from their PUA benefits because “you did not verify your identity…
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Get help with ID verification at CareerLink for PUA or UC Benefits
To get either UC or PUA benefits, you are required to prove your identity. Usually, you will be given a…
New Report Issued on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
In August 2021, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Center for Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly (CARIE),…
Report: How the Pandemic Response Has Failed Young People & What We Need to Thrive
This report was written by Youth Justice Project inaugural Youth Action Board members, Deja Morgan, Alexi Chacon, and Madison Nardy. …
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…
Pensilvania está aceptando solicitudes para el Fondo de Asistencia a Propietarios de Viviendas (PAHAF)
For information in English PAHAF proporciona hasta $30,000 para ayudar a propietarios de vivienda que han experimentado una dificultad…
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…
PA must address epidemic of wage theft and workplace exploitation by modernizing wage laws
Pennsylvania’s wage laws have not been updated in decades. Meanwhile workplace practices have changed, with more subcontracting of work and…
Testimony in Support of Full Use of Homeowner Assistance Funds to Help Pennsylvanians in Foreclosure
Community Legal Services attorney Rachel Gallegos testified on June 10, 2021, in support of Councilmember Cherelle Parker’s resolution calling for…
Make Your Voice Heard about Unlawful PECO Shutoffs!
What happened? Because of two separate computer errors in 2018 and 2019, PECO unlawfully shut off nearly 50,000 customers without…
Applying for SSI A Short Guide for Case Managers
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides a modest monthly income to older adults aged 65 and older, and adults and children…
Need help affording your internet bill? You may be able to get Emergency Broadband Assistance!
If you: qualify for Lifeline OR qualify for free/reduced school lunch OR are a Pell Grant recipient OR have had…
CLS Welcomes Cheryl-Lyn Bentley, Deputy Director of Operations and Human Resources
CLS is thrilled to welcome Cheryl-Lyn Bentley as its new Deputy Director of Operations and Human Resources. Cheryl-Lyn is an…
Unemployment Compensation Benefits Modernization Must Be Postponed Until Fall
This post was written May 04, 2021, by Sharon M. Dietrich, Litigation Director at Community Legal Services. The PA…
CLS and Philadelphia Water Department Propose Partial Settlement of Rate Case
CLS was appointed by the Philadelphia Water, Sewer, and Storm Water Rate Board to serve as Public Advocate in the…
Do You Need to Prove that You Lost Work for PUA?
Have you gotten a notice from PUA about uploading proof that you lost work during the pandemic? If you…
