SCOTUS Must End Employment Discrimination Against the LGBTQ+ Community
Update, June 15, 2020: Great news from the U.S. Supreme Court! The Supreme Court just ruled that that a federal…
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What You Need to Know If You Haven’t Received Your Second Stimulus Payment
This information was last updated on March 03, 2021 At the end of December 2020, the government began sending people…
Good News! More People Can Get SNAP (Food Stamps)!
Starting October 2022, Pennsylvania has increased the income limit to qualify for SNAP (food stamps). If you were denied before,…
SNAP and LIHEAP During the Government Shutdown
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are both halted because of…
SNAP Fuels Pennsylvania
SNAP helps more than 2 million Pennsylvanians keep food on the table. Pennsylvania is stronger when families facing food insecurity…
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…
New SNAP time limit starting April 2020 for Philadelphians aged 18-50 who are not working and not exempt
Good news: a court has put a halt to the ABAWDs rule change. The rule will not be going into…
Federal Court Issues Order Stopping USDA from Denying Emergency SNAP Benefits to the Poorest Pennsylvanians
Great news! CLS and Morgan Lewis settled with the USDA, bringing $712 million emergency SNAP (food stamp) benefits to approximately…
SNAP Document Library
This page contains PDFs of all of our materials explaining SNAP changes. Click on the drop down menus to access…
Spring is Coming: Here’s How to Keep Your Utilities On
Each year, residential Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) and PECO customers are protected from utility shut offs by the winter moratorium.…
State Finalizes Regulations to Implement Occupational Licensing Reform
October 18, 2024 – Tomorrow, October 19, 2024, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) will publish the…
Philadelphia Water Department proposing to Raise Rates by $240 Million
Last week, Community Legal Services learned that the Philadelphia Water Department is proposing to increase water rates by $240 million…
No Child Should Live in Deep Poverty: Strengthen TANF for PA Families and for Racial Justice
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a federally-funded block grant that provides cash assistance to the poorest Pennsylvania families.…
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…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Limits Power of Child Welfare Agencies to Search Family Homes
In a landmark ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that Fourth Amendment protections extend to home inspections conducted by…
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…
