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Too often, survivors of domestic violence are dismissed in court because they don’t “fit” someone’s idea of how a victim should act. Justice cannot depend on stereotypes — we must rethink what credibility means.

Happy Friday! Legal Aid not only provides free legal help — we also educate and empower our clients to understand the process as well as their rights

#JusticeForAll #ClientQuote #TGIF

PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Berks Community Action Program’s Families and Individuals Rise program exemplifies the Stability Pathway. By partnering with a local healthcare organization, the program connects unstably individuals with community resources.

Celebrate 100 years of Colorado Legal Services! 🎉 Watch the Champions of Justice forum live on Monday, Oct. 20, for discussions on rural access to justice, innovation & the future of legal aid. #A2J #LegalAid

Learn more: www.lsc.gov/press-releas...

Cheers! Raise a glass to justice with Legal Aid Tuesday, Oct. 21, 5-8 p.m. Join us at Surly Brewing Co. to bring more Legal Aid lawyers to Minneapolis neighborhoods.
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/f/5i2q/n?vid=1l37l5
#LegalAid #CommunityClinics

📣 JOB ALERT: Legal Aid Justice Center seeks an Attorney for Housing & Consumer Justice in Falls Church, VA (hybrid).

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#A2JJobs
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CJ's Lawyer Referral Service makes it easier to find legal help through our network of attorneys who are committed to providing affordable, high quality legal services. Search for network attorneys at www.civiljusticeinc.org/lawyer-referral-service.

#Attorney #LegalHelp #AccessToJustice

BCBA Pro Bono Week Celebration: CLE ‘Pro Bono Practice in PA’ & Reception in Doylestown - Oct. 23 20th Trial Run 5K presented by CCBA Pro Bono Committee in Wayne/Chesterbrook - Oct. 26 (run, walk or sponsor) lasp.org/trial-run MBA CLE: Non-Profit Boards in Today’s Changing Times + Networking & Cocktails, followed by Keystone Pro Bono Awards & Presidential Service Awards in Norristown - MBA - Oct. 29 CCBA Pro Bono Volunteer Reception in Chester County - Oct. 30

🔸Pro Bono Week is Oct. 19-25, 2025!🔸

Attend local bar association CLEs, celebrations, awards presentations &/or consider LASP's ongoing volunteer opportunities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery counties.

Info on our #probono webpage (link in comments).

#probonoweek

PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: This week we’ll explore the Stability Pathway. Housing instability includes a variety of housing situations, including having trouble paying rent, living in an overcrowded home, moving frequently, or experiencing homelessness.

Gaslighting can occur very gradually in a relationship; in fact, the abusive partner’s actions may seem harmless at first. Over time, these abusive patterns continue, and a victim can become confused, anxious, isolated, and depressed. a

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Hello, Friday!! 😀 Today's client quote comes out of our Joplin office!

#ClientQuote #JusticeForAll #TGIF

YouTube video by Legal Services Corporation LSC Grantees Hold Expungement and Veterans Clinics, and Represent Families in Court

LSC grantees work tirelessly to bring equal justice to the communities they serve. Watch this short video to see how they’re making a meaningful impact every day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ak-...

Stop by LASP's table Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 at Rep. Prokopiak's free Senior Expo!

🗓️10 a.m.-1 p.m.
📍Westaby Hall, 425 Hood Blvd, Fairless Hills 19030

Open to seniors, caregivers & families. Connect with local resources & services.

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📣 JOB ALERT: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid seeks a Paralegal in Austin, TX.

👉 Learn more and apply: www.paycomonline.net...

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Missing a deadline, leaving a box unchecked, or submitting the wrong document can change the outcome of a case.

We guide litigants through every step—helping them understand deadlines, gather supporting evidence, and prepare for hearings so they can face the legal system with confidence.
#LegalAid

After hearing about the critical need for pro bono volunteers, Matt S. McLaughlin represented a drug-exposed infant and a pair of siblings impacted by domestic violence. He's onboarded more cases at an impressive rate, providing crucial advocacy to 15 kids in two years! #VolunteerOfTheMonth

Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know - National Employment Law Project What federal workers and contractors need to know to help support themselves during the government shutdown.

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‘Just surreal’: Lawyer turns life around after troubled past “To now be doing this work that I so know is needed, it’s just surreal man."

Justin Tucker’s journey from a troubled past to becoming a lawyer with Legal Aid of North Carolina helping people facing eviction is a powerful reminder of what second chances make possible.

Watch his inspiring story. 👇
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This Miami nonprofit’s helped thousands avoid eviction. It’s facing steep cuts Legal Services of Miami provides free legal aid to low-income residents. But federal cuts could spell trouble.

This Miami nonprofit’s helped thousands avoid eviction. It’s facing steep cuts (via @miamiherald.com)

Now is the time to start your pro bono service | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Our legal aid organizations must turn away approximately 40 percent of the eligible applicants who seek their help. And that is without counting the many people who do not ask for assistance.

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” A call for lawyers to start their pro bono service now. masslawyersweekly.com/2025/10/02/n...

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The ABA is proud to announce the release of the Women Trailblazers in the Law oral history of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nb8anN

On September 25 we will wrap up our 2025 Pursuing Justice-Improving Lives Campaign at the Access to Justice event!
Campaign Ambassador Jim DeAngelo will be on hand to announce the total amount raised. www.midpenn.org/involved/don.... Together, we're making justice accessible for all.

Congratulations to the Lancaster Bar Association and the Lancaster Law Foundation on being named winners of the Friends of Legal Services award. Join us for the presentation of this award on September 25 at MidPenn's annual Access to Justice event. www.midpenn.org/news-events/...

Thank you to all of our Friend level sponsors for their support of the 2025 Exemplar Awards Gala that will be held on September 24th!

We're so excited to see all of our honorees and guests next Wednesday! Tickets are still available via our website: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/rnebjmftyq 

Some of LASP's team gathered for the 2025 PLAN Statewide Training Conference.

Mary Jacob (at right), LASP Staff Attorney, presented on "Responding to the Growth of Non-Judicial Foreclosures" at a Sept. 9 session with Tiffany Thornton (at left), Staff Attorney for Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and Rachel Labush, Supervising Attorney for the Consumer and Homeownership Unit, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.

From left: Carolyn Johnson, LASP Chief Counsel; Rhodia Thomas, MidPenn Legal Services Executive Director; April Frazier Camara, President and CEO of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA); and Meredith Rapkin, PLAN Executive Director.

n the Communications track, Neighborhood Legal Services and LASP staff co-presented "Creating Impactful & Accessible Client Materials with Canva." From left: Marion Hoffman Fraley, LASP Communications Director; Julia Marasco, NLS Development Coordinator; and Giselle Martinez, NLS Graphic Designer.

LASP staff gathered at the PA Legal Aid Network (PLAN) Statewide Training Conference in Harrisburg Sept. 9-10, 2025.

LASP'S team was among 350+ advocates joining PLAN for 50 sessions in 15 tracks—covering substantive law topics and language access to communications and AI.

#LegalAidMatters

Rise & Shine! It's Constitution Day!! 🥳 Constitution Day is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.

Image: Over 11,000 amendments to the Constitution have been proposed, only 27 have been ratified.

Graphic with blue background, a drawn image of a speaker, and a group of people standing and smiling in the bottom half, along with the NHLP logo. Text reads "Join our team! Apply to be an NHLP summer law clerk. The National Housing Law Project is accepting applications from law students for summer 2026 clerkship positions. Visit nhlp.org/jobs to apply".

Join our team! The National Housing Law Project is currently accepting applications from law students for summer 2026 clerkship positions.

More information on how to apply can be found at nhlp.org/jobs

PA Housing Studies | PHFA - Pennsylvania Housing The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency regularly commissions studies on various facets of the housing market in Pennsylvania.

As of 2022, there were more than 5.8M housing units in Pennsylvania, an increase of 4% since 2010. Of these, roughly 5.3M units are occupied: 69% by homeowners and 31% by renters. Find this and more data in our Pennsylvania Comprehensive Housing Study.
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