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February 10, 2011
During the past year, the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) Board of Directors has had the opportunity to hear from legal aid programs funded by LSC across this nation on the enormous struggles confronting low-income families. These 136 local nonprofit programs in every state provide civil legal
February 9, 2011
A congressional proposal to cut $75 million from the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) budget would decimate civil legal aid to low-income Americans at a time when it is most needed by the tens of millions suffering economic hardship. The proposed $75 million funding cut would represent a 17
February 4, 2011
The Legal Services Corporation has issued its income eligibility guidelines for 2011 , which establish maximum income levels for individuals and families eligible to receive legal assistance from legal aid programs funded under the Legal Services Corporation Act. LSC’s guidelines are based on the
February 4, 2011
The Management Information Exchange will be holding it's 2011 Biennial Conference for Legal Services Managers - Management Essentials in Challenging Times: Tools and Best Practices , on March 10-11, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown, 920 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203. In two intensive days
February 4, 2011
The Legal Services Corporation is soliciting comments from the public and all interested stakeholders as it works to develop a strategic plan for 2011-2015. Specifically, LSC is seeking comments that address the extent to which the goals, objectives and strategies set forth in the Corporation’s
February 3, 2011
The Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) has scheduled a meeting with representatives of the Federal Trade Commission and the national office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to discuss abuses of immigrant communities by notaries public and other “immigration
February 3, 2011
Metro Bank lead business contributor to ‘We Care About Children’ campaign The Dauphin County Bar Foundation, with support from Metro Bank and other businesses, foundations and individuals, has announced that its “We Care About Children” campaign, which is coming to a close, is funding a custody
February 2, 2011
With much of Pennsylvania experiencing severe winter weather, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds the 13,859 consumers without use of a central heating system or using a potentially unsafe heating source in their homes to call about programs to help restore natural gas or electric service

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