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Philadelphia Legal Assistance has launched Make Your Case, a legal self-help video series. With a grant from the Legal Services Corporation, PLA attorneys developed three self-help videos for people who represent themselves in custody, support, and protection from abuse cases in family court. The video series is available in English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Indonesian, providing a valuable legal resource to people with limited English proficiency.
Videos from the Make Your Case series are available on PaLawHelp.org under the Custody and Guardianship of Children, Child Support and Paternity and Domestic Violence & Protection From Abuse topics under the main heading Children and Families.
Pennsylvanians needing assistance with rent or utility costs have several options available to them.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) was created to help renters dealing with financial challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For eligible households, the program helps with paying rent, past-due rent balances, utility and home energy costs. Learn what the program offers or find your county program to apply.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income families pay their heating bills. LIHEAP is a grant. You do not have to repay it. The program is open from Oct 8, 2021 through May 6, 2022. You can apply online using Compass or through your local county assistance office.
The Federal Trade Commission will mark 2022’s Identity Theft Awareness Week - January 31-February 4 - with a series of free events focused on trending issues in identity theft.
A virtual Clean Slate Workshop will be presented virtually by Legal Aid of Southeastern PA for residents of Chester County on February 17, 2022.
ALERT: THIS EVENT WILL NOW BE HELD VIRTUALLY. Join Legal Aid of Southeastern PA and Safe Corridors for “Reentry, Resetting, and Redemption Pardon Symposium and Clinic: Part III Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM.
Get Legal Help from the your local legal aid office from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. Click Here to view the Legal Help Finder on the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network website.
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