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

The Internal Revenue Service and partners nationwide mark the 5th Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day on Friday, Jan. 28. This initiative highlights the availability of one of the federal government’s largest benefit programs for working families and individuals. The American Recovery and

On February 24, leaders of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, county bar associations and civil legal aid programs will meet at an invitation-only reception in University Park to discuss pro bono opportunities and successes across the state. Titled “ Partnerships for Pro Bono ,” the reception will be

Half in Ten, the Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years, will be holding a webinar entitled Road to Shared Prosperity: Fighting for Economic Security Through Grassroots Advocacy , on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 from 3:00 pm-4:00 pm Eastern. As an advocate fighting poverty, what should you

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced a new way for members of the public to participate in open and transparent government. In response to President Obama’s executive order on improving regulations and regulatory review, Social Security is inviting people to provide

The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is proud to announce the recipients of its 2011 Excellence Awards . The list includes a variety of civil legal aid professionals and friends of civil legal aid across Pennsylvania who are being recognized for their efforts in support of the clients served by the

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has begun issuing letters notifying enrollees in the adultBasic program of the end of their coverage and offering information about other health care coverage options. The adultBasic health coverage program, which offers a low-cost source of health insurance to

The following statement was released by John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors on the passing of Sargent Shriver, who died on January 18, 2011: Sargent Shriver will be remembered as an extraordinary American, a giant who led the “war on poverty” and fought for