(March 24, 2023) Phillip D. Hammond joined LASP in March 2023 as Interim Director of Operations, with responsibility for finance and accounting, grants and compliance, technology, human resources, and buildings and facilities. He is based in the Administrative Office in Norristown and serves all nine LASP offices.
Read More(March 6, 2023) As a result of ongoing work to help survivors of Hurricane Ida, LASP was elected as an official member of Southeastern PA Voluntary Organizations Active in A Disaster. SEPA VOAD is a forum where organizations share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle including response and recovery to help disaster survivors and their communities.
Read More(Jan. 24, 2023) Renters & homeowners must appeal FEMA decisions on or before Friday, March 10, 2023! (Important: Appeals only! No new applications.)
Read More(Jan. 24, 2023) Erica Briant is new LASP Director of Community Engagement and Training. Erica Briant has been named LASP's Director of Community Engagement and Training. She will continue to take expungement cases and lead the Community Engagement Unit and coordinate LASP outreach efforts across Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties from a strategic perspective.
Read More(Jan. 24, 2023) Carolyn E. Johnson, Esq., became Legal Aid of Southeastern PA's Chief Counsel effective Feb. 1, 2023.
Read More(Dec. 7, 2022) Richard A.J. Prebil, LASP Veterans Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney, shared insights into access to justice during a one-hour forum on increasing representation to individuals in administrative proceedings. Legal Services Corporation and the Administrative Conference of the United States hosted panel virtually Dec. 6, 2022.
Read More(Oct. 10, 2022) Are you in need of food assistance? You may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, even if you were not eligible before. On Oct. 1, 2022, the income guidelines for all applicants changed to 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
Read More(Oct. 7, 2022) During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, LASP highlights the work of our Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) team. Throughout the year, LASP attorneys and paralegals provide trauma-informed free legal help for victims of domestic abuse who are seeking Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders.
Read More(Updated Sept. 17, 2022) For a limited time, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons is providing a shorter, quicker pardon application for individuals with misdemeanor possession of marijuana convictions. This opportunity is only available from Sept. 1 -Sept. 30, 2022. You must submit an application on or before Sept. 30 to take advantage of this quicker process!
Read More(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.
Read MoreHARRISBURG - 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.
Read More(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.
Read More(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).
Read More(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.
Read More(May 2022) Thank you to Bucks County Foundation for your generous support!
Read More(April 28, 2022) LASP is honored to be a Phillies Charities $20,000 grant recipient and Community Hero!
Read More(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.
Read More(April 12, 2022) LASP is excited to announce our Fête for Justice keynote speaker, sociologist, professor and author Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller!
Read More(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.
Read More(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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