Reprinted from DPW Budget Updates (6/4/10): On the Friday before Memorial Day, the U.S. House of Representatives took action on the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. The bill was to have been the House vehicle to extend the enhanced federal matching dollars for the Medical Assistance

Have you ever wanted to share your client stories and successful legal strategies with advocates all over the country through Clearinghouse Review but weren't sure how to go about doing so? Tuesday, June 22, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern is your chance! The Clearinghouse Review editorial team will be hosting

After seven years of active advocacy by the Philadelphia Bar Association and others to open the courthouse doors to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) has published rules implementing Act 172 of 2006, the “Pennsylvania Interpreter

The Pension Rights Project is now available to assist Pennsylvanians with pension questions and issues. The Pension Rights Project partners with Pennsylvania's SeniorLaw Center helpline to provide free pension information and counseling services to all Pennsylvania residents without any age or

Responders at 1-877-4AID VET Help Veterans Find Food, Shelter and Assistance Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced the establishment of a new telephone hotline to provide emergency support and resources to homeless Veterans. He made the announcement as he toured the facility

The Pennsylvania Bar Institute online webinar entitled, PA Courthouse Doors Have Been Opened Wider To Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals , originally scheduled for June 10, 2010 has been postponed and rescheduled. The webinar is now scheduled to take place on July 13, 2010 at 12:00 pm - 1

Equal Justice Works will be holding a free webinar designed for currently licensed civil legal assistance attorneys to provide details about the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program (CLAAP) . The webinar will be presented on June 17, 2010 and July 7, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Equal Justice Works reports that a new loan repayment assistance program for civil legal aid attorneys is going to become available soon . The Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program (CLAAP) will repay a portion of eligible federal student loan debt for civil legal assistance