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November 23, 2010
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) will be holding a training program entitled Avoid Foreclosure Update in Harrisburg on December 7, 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The program will provide instruction on the following topics: Federal/State HEMAP Programs Faulty Documents/Defective Affidavits
November 22, 2010
At a Middle Class Task Force event on November 19, co-hosted by the Department of Justice’s Access to Justice Initiative, Vice President Biden announced a series of steps designed to help middle class and low-income families secure their legal rights. These actions include strengthening foreclosure
November 19, 2010
The Legal Service Corporation (LSC) has announced that registration for the 2011 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference is now underway. The 11th Annual TIG Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque , 1000 Woodward Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. The TIG
November 19, 2010
Stop‐Gap Extensions Fall Short of What Economy Needs – Congress Must Act Quickly Following a failed vote in the House of Representatives to renew federal unemployment insurance for only three months, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) reissued its call for a full-year renewal of the existing
November 19, 2010
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today announced the launch of StatesideLegal.org , the first national website focused on common legal problems of veterans and military families, and the start of an awareness campaign involving community-based Vet Centers and local legal aid offices.
November 18, 2010
In this article from the Philadelphia Triburne , Attorney Beth Gooodell of Community Legal Services offers insight into how the current mortgage foreclosure scandal involving thousands of fraudulent foreclosure affidavits from the nation’s leading mortgage servicers developed into the current
November 17, 2010
The calls to renew the federal unemployment insurance programs through 2011 grew Wednesday as a total of more than 100,000 petitioners from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. submitted a letter to members of Congress urging them to reauthorize the programs expiring November 30th.
November 17, 2010
The Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. (MCVRC) is pleased to announce the launch of a National Identity Theft Victims’ Network cooperative agreement with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to facilitate up to nine sub-awards of up to $50,000 each to create or support regional or

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