LASP in the news

2022

December 2022

Chester County Bar Foundation awards $204,500 in grants

West Chester Daily Local | Dec. 2, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3iB17rZ

November 2022

Upcoming programs offered by Phoenixville Public Library

Pottstown Mercury | Nov. 16, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3TNmeEq

Free Powers of Attorney Workshop from Crime Victims' Center & Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

by Marion Hoffman Fraley, Communications Director | Patch.com | Nov. 19, 2022 | http://bit.ly/3gPjclD

October 2022

Obituary for John Van Sciver (1941-2022), former LASP Board President

Legacy.com | Oct. 24, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3WsmUBB

Montgomery County is holding a free name change clinic to help trans and nonbinary residents

by Emily Rizzo | WHYY News | Oct. 1, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3Sztggf

DCCC hosts free criminal expungement clinic

by Peg DeGrassa | Delaware County Daily Times | Oct. 1, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3rmVMpr

“Providing Pro Bono Assistance After a Disaster: 5 ways an attorney can help”

by Sara Planthaber, LASP Staff Attorney | Sidebar | Montgomery Bar Association | Fall 2022 | Pages 22-23 | http://bit.ly/3B3eBTH

Bridging the Justice Gap: How the Private Bar Can Provide Invaluable Assistance to Low-Income Chester County Residents

by Sara Planthaber, LASP Staff Attorney | New Matter Magazine | Chester County Bar Association | 4th Quarter 2022 | Page 27 | http://bit.ly/3Ut64jM

Bar Foundation Tees Off to Help Legal Aid! Golf Classic photos & sponsors

Sidebar | Montgomery County Bar Association | Pages 10-13 | http://bit.ly/3B3eBTH

Bucks Custody Clinic & Pro Bono Honor Roll

The Writs | Bucks County Bar Association | Fall 2022 | Page 9 & 10 | http://bit.ly/3VmwaGh

September 2022

One year since Ida: How the remnants of a hurricane still leave Pa. residents paying the price

by Kenny Cooper, Emily Rizzo & Sophia Schmidt | WHYY News | Sept. 1, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3cM6nX0

June 2022

Legal Services Corporation Awards $38 Million to Support Legal Aid Response to Natural Disasters

Legal Services Corp. press release | June 22, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3zXqQBo

A Bensalem hotel tried to lock out residents. Why a Bucks judge said that can't happen 

by James McGinnis | Bucks County Courier Times & Doylestown Intelligencer | Sunday, June 9, 2022, Page 1
| https://bit.ly/3aS0mac

LASP in the Bar Association magazines

• The Writs | Bucks County Bar Association | Summer 2022 | Pages 18-19 & 28-31 | https://bit.ly/3CRRmxF

• Sidebar | Montgomery Bar Association | Summer 2022 | Pages 20-21 | https://bit.ly/3QymBBA

• New Matter | Chester County Bar Association | 3rd Quarter 2022 | pages 30-32 | https://bit.ly/3SFxD9M

A Bensalem hotel tried to lock out residents. Why a Bucks judge said that can't happen 

by James McGinnis | Bucks County Courier Times &  Doylestown Intelligencer | June 9, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3aS0mac

After Ida, hurricane season 2022 means climate anxiety for many

by Justine McDaniel | Philadelphia Inquirer | June 2, 2022 (online) and Sunday, June 5 on P1 Region section (print edition) | https://bit.ly/3GQrAKg

Story also was published in the Finger Lake Times, New York State: https://bit.ly/3NxaJPe.

The Writs | Bucks County Bar Association | Spring 2022

• PA Supreme Court ruling protects Fourth Amendment rights of parents in child welfare cases (pages 18-19)

  by Katrina Ihrer, LASP Staff Attorney, and Kasey Daniel, LASP Doylestown Managing | https://bit.ly/36pfiL4

• A Fresh Perspective on PFAs (pages 16-17) | by Abigail Bukowski |  https://bit.ly/3MMNpfc

Sidebar | Montgomery Bar Association | Spring 2022

• Legal Aid: A Pro Bono Perspective by Carolyn Mirabile, Esq. (page 17) | https://bit.ly/3K7DO1a

• Montgomery Bar Foundation Update (pages 10-11) by Kate Harper

• Lisa Whalen ~ New Managing Attorney of Pottstown Office | LASP 20+ Fête for Justice (page 16)

• Legal Aid Golf Classic: New Spin on an Old Classic! by Jack Costello, MBA Deputy Executive Director | https://bit.ly/3vrA1aO

• The Equity Stop: Did you know? A sigh of rent relief (pages 28-29) by Michelle R. Dempsky, LASP Staff Attorney | https://bit.ly/3jUImgH

March 2022

United Way assisting local mobile home owners on property tax appeals

West Chester Daily Local News | March 14, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3iayiiD

February 2022

Nonprofit Legal Services Help Homeowners Struggling With Property Taxes Keep Their Homes

by Kristen Griffith | Chronicle of Philanthropy | Feb. 23, 2022 |  https://bit.ly/3sVAGyw

Longed-for pandemic mortgage assistance program launches in Pa.

by Emily Rizzo | WHYY News | Feb. 3, 2022 | https://bit.ly/3L7Y0Bx 

Chester County Bar Foundation awards $175,000 to local nonprofits

West Chester Daily Local | Dec. 7, 2021 | bit.ly/3Gp9kG9 | Unionville Times | Dec. 10, 2021 | bit.ly/3DRO4a

LASP partners with ABA Young Lawyers Division in response to Hurricane Ida

Bucks County Bar Association |The Writs | Winter 2021-22 (page 8-9) | https://bit.ly/3HUp5Wv

Also see the Bucks Pro Bono Honor Roll & Pro Bono Week photos in this issue!

LASP... Coordinating Efforts and Meeting Community Needs in the Face of Disaster

re:View | Delaware County Bar Association | Winter 2021-22 (pages 24-25)

https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/delco_review_winter_2022_issuu or https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/delco_review_winter_2022_issuu/s/14426756

Pro Bono Week CLE (p13) with Thomas Kerstan, Staff Attorney & Delaware County Pro Bono Coordinator

LASP partners with ABA Young Lawyers Disaster Legal Services in response to Hurricane Ida: Pro Bono opportunity to help low-income residents

Sidebar | Montgomery Bar Association | Winter 2021-22 (pages 18-19) https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/sidebar_winter_2022issuu

https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/sidebar_winter_2022issuu/s/14647269   

Legal Aid Golf Classic nets nearly $50,000 for Legal Aid! (pages 24-25)

https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/sidebar_winter_2022issuu/s/14647266

2021

December 2021

Hurricane Ida Leaves Legal Problems in its Wake

by Sara Planthaber, J.D., M.S.W., Legal Aid of Southeastern PA | New Matter Magazine | Chester County Bar Association | 4th Quarter 2021 | https://bit.ly/3Hyl4YB

November 2021

Phillies Charities, Inc. Kicks Off Season of Giving by Announcing 2021 Community Heroes & Awarding $885,000 in Grants

mlb.com | Nov. 23, 2021 | https://atmlb.com/3HIS54p

Tax Credits Will Help Levittown-Area-Nonprofits

by Tom Sofield | LevittownNow.com | Nov. 10, 2021 | bit.ly/3ojKtMA

$3.8M Allotted To 12 Bucks Co. Community Revitalization Projects

by Kate Fishman | Doylestown, PA Patch.com | Nov. 9, 2021 | bit.ly/3wCeISH

October 2021

More than 1,000 warrants wiped at event: DA says 337 people had warrants cleared \

by Alex Rose | Delaware County Daily Times | Oct. 31, 2021 | bit.ly/3GBipwH

16th Annual Trial Run 5K in support of Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

Patch.com | Oct. 31, 2021 | bit.ly/3pZCK90

Plenty of COVID emergency rental relief is available. Why are some predicting an eviction crisis?

by Jo Ciavaglia | Bucks County Courier Times & Doylestown Intelligencer | Oct. 26, 2021 | bit.ly/3byENZ6

Need ID? Free ID Clinic Being Held In Bristol Twp.

by Oliver Towne | LevittownNow.com | Oct. 26, 2021 | bit.ly/3Bm7RgT

Free ID clinic to be held in Bristol Thursday

Bucks County Courier Times & Doylestown Intelligencer | Oct. 26, 2021 | bit.ly/3GDLQhI

Delco State Rep Hosting Expungement Clinic Next Month"

by Max Bennett | PA Patch.com | Oct. 20, 2021 | bit.ly/3BZGeLO

As Some Small Landlords Sell To Big Investors, Others Show What Residents Stand To Lose"

by Matthew Rothstein | Bisnow.com | Sept. 30, 2021 | bit.ly/3qcrNBh

September 2021

One stop in Norristown brings a chance to connect to food, job contacts, and other aid

by Kenny Cooper | KYW News | Sept. 18, 2021 | bit.ly/3CtRO1M

Chester County establishes resource center for Ida victims

West Chester Daily Local News Sept. 7, 2021 | bit.ly/2VrhZpZ

Chester County Sets Up Resource Center For Hurricane Ida Recovery

by Marlene Lang | West Chester Patch | Sept. 7, 2021 | bit.ly/2X47M3m

Broke, bracing and on the brink: Snapshots from an evictions crisis

by Ricardo Kaulessar, Sammy Gibbons, Matthew Korfhage, Ashley Balcerzak, Jasmine Vaughn-Hall & Kelly Powers of NorthJersey.com | Doylestown Intelligencer | Sept. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/eviction-Intell-9-2-2021

'A Lot Of People On The Streets': The Eviction Crisis Has Begun

by Matthew Rothstein | Bisnow East Coast | Sept. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/3l5rGDb

Hurricane Ida Leaves Legal Problems in its Wake

by Sara Planthaber, J.D., M.S.W., LASP Hurricane Ida Helpline Specialist | New Matter | Chester County Bar Association | 4th Quarter 2021 | bit.ly/3Hyl4YB

August 2021

NAACP forum offers help with rental assistance programs

by Evan Brandt “ Pottstown Mercury | Aug. 20 | bit.ly/3DcbMyY

Lansdale Reporter | Aug. 22 | Front page Sunday edition | Norristown Times-Herald | Aug. 22 | bit.ly/3AXSgo2

Southeast Pa. counties fight for eviction protections

by Katie Meyer | WHYY News | Aug. 10, 2021 | bit.ly/2VNE7L3

Excerpt: "Bucks County officials are urging other counties to make use of a legal ruling they recently won, & pause eviction proceedings for the thousands of Pennsylvanians who are vulnerable to being thrown out of their homes."

Southeast Pa. counties lead in solving ‘maddening’ lapse in eviction protections

by Katie Meyer | WITF | Aug. 11, 2021 | bit.ly/3iFQm5p

What renters in Pa. need to know about available relief, the new eviction ban: Pennsylvania has more than $1 billion in rental aid available to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic

by Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA & Philadelphia Inquirer | Aug. 11, 2021 | bit.ly/3sdbHWN

Program Has Paid $9.2 Million To Bucks County Landlords, Utilities

by Tom Sofield | LevittownNow.com | Aug. 11, 2021 | bit.ly/3xJe3hg

Guest Column: "Re-entry, resetting and redemption--Not just any pardon clinic

by Stacey Mandel | Delaware County Daily Times | Aug. 7, 2021 | bit.ly/3jzhYrT

High court gives Pa. county OK to delay eviction cases while tenants wait for rental relief

by Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA | Aug. 4, 2021 | bit.ly/2TUKgnV  |  PennLive | Aug. 3, 2021 | bit.ly/3yrVPC0

Spotlight PA: Thousands still awaiting rental relief as eviction ban fizzles out

by Charlotte Keith | Williamsport Sun-Gazette | Aug. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/3gORDpm

Pa Supreme Court greenlights Bucks County eviction stay program

by Jo Ciavaglia | Bucks County Courier Times | Aug. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/3xshxos

Excerpt: Bucks County can continue an administrative order granting temporary stay on some evictions for nonpayment of rent.

PA Supreme Court Greenlights County Court Order To Reduce Evictions

by Tom Sofield | LevittownNow.com | Aug. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/3xny1y1

July 2021

Thousands of Pa. households still waiting for rental relief as eviction ban nears its end

by Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA | July 29 | bit.ly/3ydHARt

Allentown Morning Call | July 29 | bit.ly/3ieDliY | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  July 30  bit.ly/3joT7XZ

Pa. eviction moratorium set to end. What renters, landlords need to know

Candy Woodall, Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau  Doylestown Intelligencer | July 26 | bit.ly/3BBWOBP

Pocono Record | July 27 | bit.ly/3eYdCJw

Bucks County extends eviction protection for some tenants who owe rent. Here's what to know

by Jo Ciavaglia | Bucks County Courier Times | July 23, 2021 | bit.ly/2WIDUsX

Bucks County President Judges' Order Aims To Reduce Evictions

by Tom Sofield | LevittownNow.com | July 23, 2021 | bit.ly/3kXP7zO

Victim of the July 12 floods? Here's how you can get help

by Peg Quann | Bucks County Courier Times | July 19, 2021 | bit.ly/3eAWskZ

'Work is finished,’ says owner of unsafe apartment building. No, it’s not, says Cheltenham Twp. fire marshal

by Kenny Cooper | WHYY News | July 14, 2021 | bit.ly/3ep5rFL

Jobless Pennsylvanians, attorneys fear more problems as work-search requirement returns

by Lindsay Weber | Gettysburg Times | July 10 | bit.ly/3hTs7yI

PennLive.com | July 12 | bit.ly/3kgM4md   |  Spotlight PA | July 15 | bit.ly/3yOLboE

June 2021

Struggling renters have one more month to stave off eviction. Will help arrive?

by Jo Ciavaglia | Bucks County Courier Times and Doylestown Intelligencer | Sunday, June 27, 2021 | Front page | bit.ly/3h6IZTP

Tenants, landlords urged to apply for rental assistance before eviction moratorium ends

by Kim Glovas | KYW NewsRadio | June 25, 2021 | bit.ly/3jmJbja

State Supreme Court ruling puts many tenants in Pa. at risk of eviction

by Kim Glovas | KYW NewsRadio | June 22, 2021 | bit.ly/2TPHpfH

More than $425 million promised for rental assistance didn’t make it to tenants or their landlords

by Sarah Kleiner, Taylor Johnston and Michael Casey

Center for Public Integrity | Associated Press | June 29, 2021 | https://bit.ly/2UHCy0s

LASP in the bar association magazines

Legal Aid Golf Classic returns this fall

From Montgomery Bar Foundation | Montgomery Bar Association | Sidebar Magazine | Summer 2021, page 16 | bit.ly/3lhp9rd

Connecting with the Latino Community: A guided approach to services"

by Marion Hoffman Fraley, LASP Communications Director

Sidebar | Summer 2021, page 17 | bit.ly/3lhp9rd

Access to Justice: Bucks County's unique program ensures representation in PFA cases

by Marion Hoffman Fraley, LASP Communications Director

Bucks County Bar Association | The Writs Magazine, pages 16-17 | Summer 2021 | bit.ly/3jDWWu6

LASP welcomes Kasey Daniel as Doylestown Managing Attorney

The Writs | Spring 2021, page 9 | bit.ly/3uGVyZp

Pro Bono Attorneys are needed for PFA hearings in Doylestown

The Writs | Spring 2021, page 22 | bit.ly/3yXilDo

March 2021

Norristown Forum On Evictions Offers Aid, Resources (Montgomery County Landlord-Tenant Forum)

by Justin Heinze | Patch.com | March 23, 2021 | https://bit.ly/3lOAXPS (scroll down to full replay, 1 hour, 11 minutes)

Bucks County renters, landlords to get help through new $37M program

by Peg Quann | Bucks County Courier Times | March 17, 2021 |  https://bit.ly/311C3OB

Advocates rally for Chesco woman facing eviction after loss of long-sought housing voucher

by Ximena Conde | WHYY News | March 10, 2021 | http://bit.ly/30tnuDd

"...as the nonprofit’s supervising attorney for regional housing issues, including eviction cases and other landlord-tenant disputes, Drzal said she’s noticed that it’s become more difficult for people to use vouchers during the pandemic."

Delco to begin distributing $37M in rental assistance

by Kathleen E. Carey | Delaware County Daily Times | March 7, 2021 | http://bit.ly/3casGSa

"...county representatives have also reached out to Legal Aid of Delaware County, since they are representing tenants in many of these cases."

Glitches in Pa. unemployment program ‘a disaster’ for vulnerable residents

by Laura Benshoff | WHYY News | March 2, 2021 | https://bit.ly/3sOQeCu

“The system is saying strange things, like it didn’t recognize [the claimants] from 2020. They have to reprove their claim all over again.” ~ Deborah Steeves, attorney with Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania

February 2021

Tax Reassessment Appeals Helping Chesco Mobile Home Owners

by Marlene Lang | Patch.com | Feb. 25, 2021 | https://bit.ly/2O1kUBq

United Way of Chester County working to assist mobile home owners

West Chester Daily Local | Feb. 24, 2021 | https://bit.ly/3qT4tWs

LASP & Partners Help 333 Mobile Homeowners Successfully Appeal Property Taxes During COVID

by Brian Doyle, LASP Staff Attorney | Chester County New Matter | 1st Quarter 2021 | http://bit.ly/3qxVDwf

January 2021

Chester County officials offer assistance to those facing eviction

by Bill Rettew | West Chester Daily Local News | Jan. 13, 2021: bit.ly/Evictions_DailyLocal-1-13-2021

Chester County Officials Offer Assistance to Those Facing Eviction

Patch.com | Jan. 11, 2021: bit.ly/3ipRecD

2020

November 2020

Gaping loopholes and vague state guidance leave some Pa. families out of a home despite federal ban on evictions

Multiple legal aid attorneys across the state, including LASP's Christina Drzal, Regional Housing Supervising Attorney, discuss implementation of the CDC moratorium in Pennsylvania.

Spotlight PA story by Charlotte Keith

• Philadelphia Inquirer, Page 1 | Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 | bit.ly/35RBvNs

• PennLive | Nov. 2, 2020 | bit.ly/34QB3jf

• LevittownNow.com | Nov. 3, 2020 | bit.ly/3p0kLwh

August 2020

'More than $1.6M awarded for affordable housing in Chester, Delaware Counties'

West Chester Daily Local | Aug. 15, 2020 | https://bit.ly/3iNSg0R 

Pottstown Mercury | Aug. 15, 2020 | https://bit.ly/2FIYd0X 

Delaware County Daily Times 

by Peg DeGrassa | Aug. 17, 2020 | https://bit.ly/3h2kMeR 

Chesco Grant Network Garners Money For County Women

by Marlene Lang } Patch.com | Aug. 20, 2020 | https://bit.ly/3iWJkGy 

Eviction moratorium ends 

LevittownNow.com | Aug. 31, 2020 | https://bit.ly/2EEEsaK 

July 2020

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA offers support for a variety of clients

Lansdale Reporter story by Gary Puleo: bit.ly/2ZBgzZ1 | Sunday, July 19, 2020

Pottstown Mercury | July 16, 2020 | https://bit.ly/39Onfqu 

June 2020

2020 Chester County Mobile Home Tax Assessment Project

VISTA.Today article: bit.ly/2BtpkuQ | June 21, 2020

March 2020

Legal aid won't halt during COVID-19 outbreak

Times-Herald story by Carl Hessler Jr.: bit.ly/2WrDVzf | March 19, 2020

Legal Aid can help with issues due to stay-at-home order

Times-Herald and Lansdale Reporter story by Gary Puleo: bit.ly/3asyxA4 | March 27, 2020

January 2020

Mobile homes are overtaxed, and Chester County program brings relief

Philadelphia Inquirer story by Michaelle Bond: bit.ly/2STzkUF | Jan. 4, 2020