Testimony in Support of the Philadelphia Neighborhood Preservation Initiative
Today, October 14, City Council unanimously passed the 2021-2022 Neighborhood Preservation Initiative Program Statement and Budget to provide significant new funding for…
Today, October 14, City Council unanimously passed the 2021-2022 Neighborhood Preservation Initiative Program Statement and Budget to provide significant new funding for…
More than 500,000 people are getting determinations disqualifying them from their PUA benefits because “you did not verify your identity…
To get either UC or PUA benefits, you are required to prove your identity. Usually, you will be given a…
In August 2021, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Center for Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly (CARIE),…
This report was written by Youth Justice Project inaugural Youth Action Board members, Deja Morgan, Alexi Chacon, and Madison Nardy. …
Parents Describe TANF’s Strengths and Needed Changes in New Report on 25th Anniversary of “Welfare Reform” A new report…
For information in English PAHAF proporciona hasta $30,000 para ayudar a propietarios de vivienda que han experimentado una dificultad…
Updated 02/01/2021 Para información en Español The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF) provides up to $30,000 to help homeowners…
Pennsylvania’s wage laws have not been updated in decades. Meanwhile workplace practices have changed, with more subcontracting of work and…
Community Legal Services attorney Rachel Gallegos testified on June 10, 2021, in support of Councilmember Cherelle Parker’s resolution calling for…
What happened? Because of two separate computer errors in 2018 and 2019, PECO unlawfully shut off nearly 50,000 customers without…
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides a modest monthly income to older adults aged 65 and older, and adults and children…
If you: qualify for Lifeline OR qualify for free/reduced school lunch OR are a Pell Grant recipient OR have had…
CLS is thrilled to welcome Cheryl-Lyn Bentley as its new Deputy Director of Operations and Human Resources. Cheryl-Lyn is an…
This post was written May 04, 2021, by Sharon M. Dietrich, Litigation Director at Community Legal Services. The PA…
CLS was appointed by the Philadelphia Water, Sewer, and Storm Water Rate Board to serve as Public Advocate in the…