Striving to Center Dignity Through Language Justice
“Language justice goes beyond simply providing interpretation or translation. Language justice is about centering the dignity of those impacted,” writes…
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Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) welcome three new members to overlapping Boards of Directors
Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) are thrilled to welcome three new members to our overlapping Boards of…
Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt Workers
Medicaid keeps workers healthy and employed. Work requirements make entire families sicker when people lose coverage. Medicaid is an efficient,…
SNAP Fuels Pennsylvania
SNAP helps more than 2 million Pennsylvanians keep food on the table. Pennsylvania is stronger when families facing food insecurity…
Navigating UC Appeals Delays
Currently, the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefit system is experiencing long delays in handling appeals from denials of UC benefits.…
CLS Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Fair Workweek
Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Law turns five years old on April 1st! As we celebrate this important milestone, CLS is thrilled…
How To Participate in The 2025 Philadelphia Water Rate Case
The four 2025 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Input Hearings will be held at the following times: Tuesday, April…
Medicaid and SNAP Keep Seniors and People with Disabilities Healthy
Access to timely medical care and healthy food is a matter of life and death for people with chronic health…
Pennsylvania Needs Medicaid and SNAP
Medicaid and SNAP strengthen Pennsylvania families. About 40% of all Pennsylvania children rely on Medicaid to access health care, along…
Hundreds of Thousands of Pennsylvanians Could Lose SNAP if House Bill Becomes Law
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a bill that make the largest cuts to the Supplemental…
Congressional Bill Would Take Away Health Care from 600,000 Pennsylvanians
Congress’ budget bill will result in almost 600,000 Pennsylvanians losing health insurance and cost Pennsylvania billions of dollars. The bill…
Mantua Powelton Family Home Project
The boundaries of the Mantua Powelton Alliance Service Area are approximately Mantua Avenue to the north, 40th Steet to the…
SNAP Rules in Pennsylvania are Changing!
The federal budget reconciliation bill, which became law in July 2025, included devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. CLS has…
Many Immigrants Will Lose SNAP
Many Immigrants Will No Longer Be Eligible for SNAP If you or someone in your family is an immigrant and…
Medical Providers Can Help Patients Keep Their SNAP
What Healthcare Providers Need to Know about SNAP Medical Exemptions: In July, the federal government signed devastating cuts to Medicaid…
How to Help PA Families Keep SNAP
In July, the federal government signed devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps) into law, but you can help…
