?? It's National Farmworker Awareness Week! Farmworkers play a critical role in keeping our food system running, putting fresh food on our tables every day. Philadelphia Legal Assistance’s Pennsylvania Farmworker Project proudly supports farmworkers across PA, addressing vital legal concerns like workplace safety, fair wages, and workers' rights. Thank you, farmworkers, for all you do! ???? ?? ?Es la Semana Nacional de Concientización sobre los Trabajadores Agrícolas! Los trabajadores agrícolas juegan un papel fundamental en nuestro sistema alimentario, llevando comida fresca a nuestras mesas todos los días. El Proyecto para Trabajadores Agrícolas de Pensilvania, de Philadelphia Legal Assistance, se enorgullece en apoyar a los trabajadores agrícolas en todo PA, abordando asuntos legales importantes como la seguridad laboral, salarios justos y derechos laborales. ?Gracias, trabajadores agrícolas, por todo lo que hacen! ??????
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
法律服务
Philadelphia，Pennsylvania 1,563 位关注者
Philadelphia Legal Assistance provides free civil legal services to low-income people in Philadelphia.
关于我们
Founded in 1996, Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) provides free civil legal services to over 6,000 individuals and families in Philadelphia who cannot afford an attorney each year. We help people going through some of life’s greatest challenges: from violence within a family, to the loss of a home passed down through generations, and the loss of a job that threatens being able to put food on the table. PLA knows that one legal problem can quickly impact multiple aspects of your life, and assists with a variety of civil legal problems to provide holistic care.
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https://philalegal.org
Philadelphia Legal Assistance的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 法律服务
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- Philadelphia，Pennsylvania
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1996
- 领域
- Mortgage Foreclosure、Custody、Unemployment Compensation、Child Support、Protection From Abuse、Medical Assistance和Food Stamps
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718 Arch Street
Suite 300N
US，Pennsylvania，Philadelphia，19106
Philadelphia Legal Assistance员工
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Maureen Olives
Executive Director at Philadelphia Legal Assistance
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Aaron Sommer
Staff Attorney - Unemployment Compensation Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance
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Catherine Anderson
Attorney at Philadelphia Legal Assistance
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Erica Elizabeth Kane, Esq.
Family Law Attorney at Philadelphia Legal Assistance
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February is Black History Month—a time to honor the incredible contributions of Black leaders, innovators, advocates, and community members who have shaped our society. At Philadelphia Legal Assistance, we celebrate this month with a commitment to advancing justice for all in our community by providing accessible, creative, high-quality civil legal assistance.
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Philadelphia Legal Assistance is thrilled to welcome Diana Cortes, George Donnelly, and Josie B. H. Pickens to our joint Board of Directors with Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. Welcome to the board, and thank you for your service and commitment to civil legal aid! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSDVMxRs
Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) are thrilled to welcome three new members to our overlapping Boards of Directors. Diana Cortes, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, is a longtime trial lawyer and former Philadelphia city solicitor/general counsel. Diana represents clients in crisis and complex litigation matters, including class actions and large group litigation. With experience as a former prosecutor, Diana also handles criminal investigations and has conducted internal investigations and counseled clients responding to federal criminal investigations, ethics inquiries, and high-profile media/press inquiries. George Donnelly, a trial attorney at Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP represents individuals and families in all manner of litigation involving catastrophic personal injury, civil rights cases, consumer class action cases, whistleblower claims and qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act. Josie B. H. Pickens is the Interim Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Josie is the former Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the City of Philadelphia. Prior to her work for the City, Josie served as Supervising Attorney and Co-Director of the Energy Unit at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, spearheading advocacy efforts to improve energy affordability and equitable access to utility customer assistance programs. As an attorney she represented hundreds of Philadelphia consumers and several community organizations in a wide range of legal disputes. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/e733d7CM
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Philadelphia's Eviction Diversion program has succeeded in lowering eviction rates for renters who run into hard times and fall behind on their rent. PLA's Eviction Diversion Supervising Attorney, Catherine Anderson, was quoted in this article in the Inquirer detailing the program. "A lot of people just get a little bit behind and need help," said Catherine Anderson, a supervising attorney at the legal aid nonprofit?Philadelphia Legal Assistance.?The program is "really good at helping those folks who experienced some kind of temporary setback and need assistance getting back on track. … It is really helping in a very significant way to clear out the cases that have a lot of very easy solutions." Read the whole article here:?https://lnkd.in/eXDZVE59
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Check out PLA's Medical Legal Community Partnership spotlighted by Hannah Silverman from the National Center for Medical Legal Partnership. This great piece explores the success of our MLCP's partnership with Delaware Valley Community Health. Read the spotlight here:?https://lnkd.in/e5YPvTJd
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Congrats to PLA's Angela Ruan!
APABA-PA 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet—what an honor to celebrate the Year of the Snake alongside the incredible team from Philadelphia Legal Assistance! Grateful to share this special evening with Susan Pearlstein, Mary Anne Batiz, Arly Smith-Pearson, former PLA’er Stephen Kulp, Chancellor Katayun Jaffari, and the newly sworn-in Vice President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania, Angela Ruan.
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January is Stalking Awareness Month. Stalking is a serious crime that often goes unrecognized. Learn more about its impact and the legal protections available in Pennsylvania by visiting?https://lnkd.in/esbS-djE
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As we close out the year, we’re deeply grateful for your support of Philadelphia Legal Assistance, which has empowered us to stand with workers, domestic violence survivors, tenants, and homeowners during their toughest times. However, a 17% cut to our 2025 federal funding puts critical legal services—like safe housing, protection from abuse, and unemployment benefits—at risk for hundreds of Philadelphians. With demand for our services as high as ever and funding sources becoming more competitive, we need your help now more than ever. This is your last chance in 2024 to make a tax-deductible donation to sustain our mission and support those who rely on us most. Visit philalegal.org/donate to make your gift now. Thank you for your continued support of PLA!?
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Today is the day! It’s Giving Tuesday! Make a gift to keep Philadelphians safe, stable, and housed. Every dollar you give today fuels life-changing work: keeping families together, preserving stable housing, and empowering individuals to fight for their rights. Beyond that, your gift strengthens Philadelphia—helping us build a community where access to legal help isn’t a privilege but a right. Your donation today will make a difference for your neighbors. Don’t wait—today is the day to act. Visit?philalegal.org/donate?now to make your gift!
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