U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced that HUD will provide $4.3 million to local housing authorities in 19 states to provide permanent housing for 550 homeless veterans in America. The funding is provided through The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month , and PALawHELP.org provides a breadth of resources domestic violence victims and advocates. PALawHELP.org is part of the national LawHelp.org network of nonprofit legal information portals. Resources accessible from PALawHELP.org include where victims of

Statement of John G. Levi, Chairman, LSC Board of Directors: Domestic violence is a serious and pervasive problem across the country, and we ask that you join the Legal Services Corporation in observing National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Legal aid lawyers who work in the 136 nonprofit

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare invests in programs to help reduce the incidence of initial involvement or recidivism in the criminal justice system. DPW actively engages in collaborative efforts with county governments, human service agencies, and the court system to alleviate many of

Four presidential nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 29 to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The four nominees were Harry Korrell III , Joseph Pius Pietrzyk , Julie A. Reiskin and Gloria Valencia-Weber . The nominations were previously

The Legal Services Corporation and the American Red Cross recently renewed a Memorandum of Understanding that enhances disaster response activities by both organizations and facilitates the delivery of legal services to low-income persons following a hurricane, earthquake, floods and other disasters

The Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors voted on September 21 to request $516.5 million from Congress for the Corporation’s Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation. The amount of the FY 2012 request is the same sought by LSC for FY 2011 and is $96.5 million more than the Corporation’s current

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare funds many key community programs that promote child well being and development. Investing with local agencies enables these groups to respond to the local needs of families.