Why We’re Proud: New Video from CLS
This video gives you a glimpse into the work CLS’s staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and other advocates do every…
This video gives you a glimpse into the work CLS’s staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and other advocates do every…
If you received Unemployment Compensation (UC) during the pandemic and now need to apply again because you lost your job,…
What Is Changing? The extra SNAP payment, officially called Emergency Allotments, has ended. Starting in March 2023, you will only…
Following the success of initial rollout, low-income tenants in 19134 and 19144 zip codes are now guaranteed legal representation when…
Last week, Community Legal Services learned that the Philadelphia Water Department is proposing to increase water rates by $240 million…
Information for homeowners when new construction begins next door In neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia, residents’ homes are being affected by nearby…
The four 2023 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Hearings will by held at the following times by Zoom and Phone:…
There have been special COVID rules for Medical Assistance (MA) since March 2020. Under the COVID rules, MA stayed on…
On April 26, 2023, CLS and a bipartisan coalition of criminal justice advocates and state lawmakers went to Harrisburg to…
PA House Votes 189-14 to Expand Clean Slate to Felony Records! On June 5, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives…
None of us can afford climate change, but the costs are even higher for Black and Brown people, cities, rural…
In Pennsylvania, a 70-year-old law is exacerbating barriers to employment for people with criminal histories. The Private Detective Act imposes…
Last year, Philadelphia released new “assessments” of property values, which are used to calculate property tax bills. If your assessed…
“It makes you feel defeated and hopeless. It’s like you feel stuck. You have no help and nowhere to turn…
This year ushers in the 35th anniversary for Community Legal Services’ Bar Campaign. That’s 35 years where Philadelphia area law…
If your grandchild is in your care and lives in your home, your grandchild or grandchildren can receive a cash…