(August 2021) Through LASP's partnership with the Veterans Multi-Service Center (VMC) starting in June 2020, advocates in the Veterans Advocacy Project have provided legal services to 112 veterans experiencing or at risk of experience homelessness.
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(July 2021) Megan Reinprecht, LASP Staff attorney, is announced as Bucks County Pro Bono Coordinator.
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(July 2021) Kathryn M. Palladino, LASP Staff attorney, is announced as Montgomery County Pro Bono Coordinator.
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(Aug. 2021) NORRISTOWN - Building trust through conversation, knowledge, and mutual education is key to a strengthened partnership between ACLAMO and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP). Funded by a HealthSpark Foundation grant, ACLAMO and LASP’s collaboration is part of HealthSpark’s Blueprint for a Better Safety Net, updated in spring/summer 2020 to address issues exacerbated by COVID-19.
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(July 2021) Delco CARES assistance is available to qualified homeowners in Delaware County who have been financially impacted by COVID-19.
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(July 2021) The new Child Tax Credit payments began July 15, 2021 and will be made monthly through December 2021.
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(May 30, 2021) HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation computer system will be TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN from May 30-June 7 to install a new computer system. During that time, claimants will NOT have access to their accounts. The Dept. of Labor and Industry anticipates that the system will reopen on Tuesday, June 8.
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LASP’s Community Engagement Unit, new in September 2019, brings legal education and legal services directly to low-income communities at clinics coordinated with local partners and legislative offices. The unit also trains the staff of local organizations about recent updates to the law and how LASP can help.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a new, limited eviction moratorium in place from Aug. 3-Oct. 3, 2021. As of Aug. 3, current COVID-19 case counts dictate that the moratorium is in place in Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties but NOT Chester County. LASP encourages renters to apply for rent and utility assistance in their respective counties.
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Do you own a mobile or manufactured home in Chester County? If so, you’re probably paying too much in taxes. The 2021 project to help you appeal your tax assessments is under way!
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(March 15, 2021) Montgomery County Public Defender clients are invited to to a FREE LEGAL CLINIC every Wednesday: Speak to a lawyer one on one.
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(Updated July 2021) Have questions about mortgage foreclosure, forbearance or reverse mortgages during COVID-19? Staff Attorney Annie Williams-Neamand developed information to help homeowners who are struggling financially during the pandemic.
Read More(March 31, 2021) The CDC eviction moratorium has been extended to June 30, 2021. Updated information: https://www.lasp.org/news/cdc-eviction-moratorium-extended-to-6-30-2021.
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In 2020, LASP completed the second year of its Mobile Home Property Tax Reassessment project, helping 333 Chester County mobile home owners appeal their taxes. The 2021 project seeks volunteers!
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(Dec. 2020) Arrests for criminal matters – even without conviction – often trigger civil legal issues. For example, being arrested and held can prompt loss of job and income, and make it impossible for someone to maintain housing. “There’s a snowball effect of consequences,” said Lily Austin, LASP Independence Fellow.
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(Dec. 14, 2020) The Delaware County Bar Association (DCBA) Community Outreach Committee honored veterans Nov. 17 with a distinguished panel discussing numerous resources to help veterans and their families.
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(Nov. 2020) LASP has received a generous grant from the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust. Through this grant, LASP will be able to serve more veterans with disabilities throughout Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
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(Nov. 2020) LASP's annual Staff Retreat featured keynote remarks from John and Jean Rosenberg of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and a CLE from Professor Wendy Greene of Drexel University Kline School of Law.
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