(Aug. 17, 2022) With the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida on Sept. 1, LASP continues to work on Hurricane Ida cases, and will continue efforts related to Hurricane Ida in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
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HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) celebrated 30 years of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Internship Program on July 27, 2022 at the Hilton Harrisburg. LASP's Doylestown Office hosted Salem Amare, a 2023 J.D. candidate at William and Mary Law School. Her essay, "Planting Seeds of Service,” was published in The Drum Major - Class of 2022 Essay Collection.
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(updated July 21, 2022) At a LASP Housing and Consumer Affinity Group meeting, LASP Staff Attorney Carolyn Johnson shared that she seen an increase in problems with scams using the cash app Zelle.
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(July 6, 2022) Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will continue efforts related to Hurricane Ida in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, thanks to a disaster relief supplemental grant from Legal Services Corporation (LSC).
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(May 2022) Legal Aid of Southeastern PA thanks Hatboro Federal Savings for its generous support through the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), a tax credit program to encourage businesses to invest in projects which improve distressed areas.
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(May 2022) Thank you to Bucks County Foundation for your generous support!
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(April 28, 2022) LASP is honored to be a Phillies Charities $20,000 grant recipient and Community Hero!
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(April 22, 2022) Legal Aid of Southeastern PA is excited to announce Trapeta B. Mayson, Poet Laureate of Philadelphia from 2020-21, as our Fête for Justice Poet! She is the founder of Healing Verse Philly, which includes the Healing Verse Phone Line, a hallmark project of her poet laureate tenure.
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(April 12, 2022) LASP is excited to announce our Fête for Justice keynote speaker, sociologist, professor and author Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller!
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(March 31, 2022) Debbie and Randy Blough discovered that mobile homes are overtaxed. They helped 22 Chester County mobile home owners successfully appeal their tax assessments in 2018. Legal Aid of Southeastern PA and United Way of Chester County have partnered to help 756 home owners from 2019-2021, with 2022 project under way.. Without the Bloughs, the project would not exist.
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(March 25, 2022) FEMA announced that PA will receive $5 million in federal funding to support in mitigation against future damage from natural disasters, through the Swift Current Initiative. The application period opens April 1, 2022, and closes Oct. 3, 2022. Check with county government to learn about any earlier deadlines.
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(Feb. 23, 2022) The PA Supreme Court has formalized CLE credit for pro bono work. As an accredited CLE provider, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA can give CLE credit for pro bono service. Learn the details.
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(Feb. 11, 2022) Child Tax Credit: File your 2021 taxes, even if you had $0 in income, + local resources for tax help for low-income families
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(Dec. 13, 2021)
MEDIA - Delaware County announced a second round of funding to help low-income tenants with rent and utility assistance as they recover from the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(Dec. 2021) Legal Aid of Southeastern PA needs pro bono attorneys to assist low-income survivors in the Hurricane Ida recovery effort.
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NORRISTOWN - After more than 41 years as a legal aid attorney in Montgomery County, Susan Strong retired Oct. 29 from LASP.
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(Oct. 14, 2021) WASHINGTON – Legal Services Corp. (LSC) announced Oct. 14 that Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will receive a $399,999 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant. LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund is intended to encourage and expand pro bono efforts and partnerships to serve more low-income individuals with civil legal issues.
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