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Family Law
Child custody, dependency
Elder Law
Consumer
Bankruptcy & more
Am I eligible for services?
Eligibility is determined by your monthly income, your current assets, your family size, the type of legal problem you have, where you live, and certain other factors.
Applicants must meet financial and asset guidelines to be eligible for services in most cases.
June 2025 e-news
Online: https://conta.cc/3GpCE51
Proposed White House budget defunds Legal Services Corporation, LASP's major federal funder (See also: https://www.lasp.org/news)
2025 Legal Aid Golf Classic: ⛳ Thank you + photos (Montgomery Bar Foundation)
Power outage or other disaster? Apply for Replacement SNAP benefits within 10 days
Chester County Mobile Home Tax Reassessment Project with Chester County United Way: Apply by July 18
Volunteer spotlight & pro bono opportunities: Superior Court & more
CLE: "Pro Bono PFA Practice in Bucks County” July 17 at Bucks County Bar Association
Upcoming outreach | Jobs
LASP continues to serve clients and accept new clients!
To apply for help with a civil legal aid problem, call our Helpline: 877-429-5994 Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Or apply online 24/7.
Phones at all local LASP offices are being answered or checked during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (However, local offices are currently closed to the public.)
Free legal outreach: virtual, in-person and hybrid: lasp.org/events.
Walk-in intake is canceled at all offices. Some offices are scheduling appointments on a limited basis. Call a local office to determine availability. Please see lasp.org/locations.
Email or call your attorney if you have questions about your case. When advocates are working remotely, voicemail is being checked.
(June 27, 2025)
“You can’t put a price on justice.” But your support for LASP helps people like Mr. P win disability benefits, stay housed & care for their families. Donate by June 30.
https://bit.ly/LegalAidHelps
(Updated June 2025)
Apply for the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program by Dec. 31, 2025!
Read more: News article + links.

Made a difference and make your Annual Gift today.
Make your Annual Gift by June 30, 2025
The services LASP provides have a serious impact on individuals' lives, actively work to remove barriers to legal justice and education, and make our communities safer and more prosperous places to live.
By giving to LASP, you make it possible for us to continue helping our low-income neighbors and expand our capacity to take on more cases.
Every dollar given expands our ability to assist low-income community members and makes justice more equally accessible in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
Make your Annual Gift today. Thank you!
YOUR support makes LASP’s work possible! Thank you!
Annual Report
Remembrance, Resilience, Responsiveness, Renewal: A pertinent framework
LASP’s 2020-22 Annual Report is now published!
Read it at lasp.org/annual-reports.
Or download, view or print it here (20-page PDF)
Compressed (smaller file size)
Free legal workshops, clinics and outreach events: Know your rights!
Check lasp.org/events for free legal information events. In partnership with other local and regional nonprofits and state legislators, LASP attorneys discuss current legal topics, usually in about an hour:
Unemployment Compensation
Clean Slate, expungements and pardons
Foreclosures and evictions
Landlord-tenant law
Veterans benefits, discharge upgrades and more
Chester County Mobile Home Tax Reassessment Project
For organizations wishing to schedule a training with a LASP attorney, contact Erica Briant, Director of Community Engagement & Training, at ebriant@lasp.org.
Join our team!
Visit our careers page to learn about current employment opportunities at Legal Aid of Southeastern PA! Current opportunities include openings for attorneys, paralegals, fiscal team and administrative team.
For most positions, LASP welcomes applicants with a range of experience levels!
In Memoriam & tribute: Harvey F. Strauss
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Harvey Strauss, who dedicated his career to LASP & its predecessor program in Montgomery County. Read LASP’s tribute: lasp.org/news, or lasp.org/news/in-memoriam-harvey-strauss-7-2023
(July 12, 2023)
19th annual Trial Run 5K Run/Walk!
Thank you to sponsor, runners, walker & supporters for running the extra mile!
With YOUR support, LASP raised $18,695 on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024!
Event wrap-up and links to 150+ photos: lasp.org/trial-run
Veterans Advocacy Helpline
Check out the Veterans page on our website for information on how LASP can help veterans. Links also are provided to other local, state and federal resources helpful to veterans. lasp.org/veterans
Veterans in Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Montgomery counties can call LASP’s Veterans Advocacy Helpline at 610-283-0884.
In addition, LASP’s Regional Helpline at 877-429-5994 is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., or apply online 24/7 at lasp.org/apply.
Pro bono opportunities for attorneys, paralegals, law students
YOU can directly expand access to justice. Volunteer to help Legal Aid of Southeastern PA clients.
Learn more: lasp.org/pro-bono. LASP has volunteer opportunities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, reflecting each county’s needs. Free trainings are available to give you the confidence and information you take a case outside your regular practice area; contact a pro bono coordinator for more information.
New! Sign up for a SPECIFIC volunteer activity at lasp.org/pro-bono-opportunities to see SPECIFIC opportunities and sign up.
THANK YOU, pro bono volunteers, for your dedicated service in all four counties, throughout the year!
Monthly e-news
LASP’s informative e-newsletter is published 11-12 times per year.
Check out our current issue!
In each monthly e-news, you'll find:
What's new at LASP & the 4 counties
New developments & updates on programs to help residents with low incomes
Current pro bono opportunities & volunteer features
Photos from recent outreaches & events
Upcoming free legal clinics
Job announcements
& more!
To subscribe, please fill out the form at lasp.org/enews.
Current issue and archive: lasp.org/enews
Check out resource pages in some of our practice areas
Domestic Violence
LASP helps with Protection from Abuse orders and domestic violence in Pennsylvania. Learn how to apply for help in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties and find additional resources at lasp.org/domestic-violence.
Clean Slate 3.0 went into effect Feb. 12, 2024.
Details + flyer: lasp.org/news/updated-clean-slate-law-expands-eligibility-for-record-sealing
Record-clearing paves the way for improved job opportunities and increased access to education and housing.
Legal Aid of Southeastern PA is helping people clear their records in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. Our Community Engagement Unit may be able to help you with:
Expungements
Clean Slate (limited access to records)
Pardons
LASP’s webpage, https://www.lasp.org/expungements gives information and resources to help you start the process in clearing your record through Pennsylvania’s expungement, Clean Slate or pardon process.
Clean Slate 3.0 information and flyer (updated June 3, 2025) is on our News page!
Housing
LASP is helping people in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties who face the threat of eviction, mortgage foreclosure, and/or other housing problems.
Renters and homeowners in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties can contact the LASP Helpline at 877-429-5994 Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The sooner you contact LASP, the more prepared your case will be for the hearing date.
Important news
PAHAF applications reopen March 18, 2024 to help homeowners impacted by COVID-19 (Updated March 12, 2024)
Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program through the Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue: Apply by June 30, 2024 (Updated March 4, 2024)
Landlord-tenant
Eviction
Habitability (needs repairs in order to be safe to live in)
Public or subsidized housing
Rent-to-own
Homeownership
Mortgage foreclosure
Section 8 housing
Reverse mortgages
Tangled title
Benefits
Unemployment Compensation: Responding to the Crozer closure
LASP News article + resources (updated June 27, 2025) that may be helpful to former employees of Crozer Health and others facing other job loss.
May 1 & June 5 webinar recordings & slides.
What to do if your unemployment compensation claim is denied.
Information on the Crozer Transition Center.
& more.
Pennsylvania's Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program may help low-income households | Apply by 12/31/2025
LASP News article + resources (updated May 2025)
Get up to $1,000 back on property taxes or rent paid in 2024.
Check if you qualify for the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program and apply by Dec. 31, 2025!
LIHEAP helps with home heating bills: Apply Nov. 4, 2024 - April 4, 2025
Apply for LIHEAP in 2024-25. Get information, LASP’s 4-county flyer + links. | LASP News article + flyers (November 2024)
Changes to Medicaid, Medical Assistance and CHIP: You MUST renew every year! Update info with PA DHS!
(LASP News article + flyers in English and Spanish) (March 25, 2023)
SNAP (food stamp) benefits are changing: You will get only 1 payment per month starting in March 2023
(LASP News article + flyer with information and resources) (Jan. 19, 2023)
Legal Aid of Southeastern PA helps clients gain access to public benefits that may have been denied. ‘
Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Medical Assistance (Medicaid) or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI, or Social Security)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, or cash assistance)
Unemployment Compensation (UC)
and more
Veterans
LASP can help veterans with:
VA benefits (including: initial applications and appeals, survivor’s benefits, and overpayments)
Military discharge upgrades
All of our other civil legal aid service areas
Visit lasp.org/veterans for more details and for potentially helpful local, state and federal resources.
LASP in the news
Pennsylvania News: Pennsylvania launches online pardon application
by Alton Northup | ABC27 WHTM Harrisburg & Yahoo News | June 17, 2025 | https://bit.ly/ABC27-6-17-2025
Former Crozer Health system employees struggle to access unemployment benefits
by Madeleine Wright | CBS News Philadelphia | June 5, 2025 | https://cbsn.ws/3HrItzg
LSC Grantees Defend the Rights of Renters and Homeowners | Grantees in the News
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) | YouTube | June 6, 2025 | https://bit.ly/LSC-6-6-2025
by Pat LaMarche | Bucks County Beacon | May 23, 2025 | https://bit.ly/Beacon-5-23-2025
Kimberly Hollenback, VOCA Supervising Attorney, was interviewed for this story.
Chester County United Way Offers Tax Relief for Mobile Home Owners
Chester County United Way | MSN.com | May 22, 2025 | https://bit.ly/MSN-5-22-2025
Delco Gives 2025: How to get involved
by Jenna Meissner | PHL17 | May 8, 2025 | bit.ly/PHL17-5-8-2025
Richard A.J. Prebil, Veterans Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney, discusses LASP's work with low-income individuals in Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties and the impact of Delco Gives.
by Kenny Cooper | WHYY News | May 8, 2025 | https://bit.ly/WHYY-5-8-2025
Richard A.J. Prebil speaks about the impact of LASP's work for veterans. “We’ve really had a unique opportunity to help individuals get increases in income, access housing, access income to stabilized housing and be able to move on to whatever the next part of their path is,” Prebil said.
by Kenny Cooper | WHYY News | Dec. 9, 2024 | https://bit.ly/WHYY-12-9-2024
As Climate Change Fuels Disasters, Legal Aid Needs Grow
by Alison Knezevich | Law360 | Sept. 27, 2024 | https://bit.ly/Law360-9-27-2024
by Rachel Ravina | Pottstown Mercury, Lansdale Reporter & Norristown Times Herald | Nov. 21, 2023 | https://bit.ly/Mercury-11-21-2023
by Rachel Ravina & Evan Brandt | Pottstown Mercury, Lansdale Reporter & Norristown Times Herald | Nov. 19, 2023 & in print Nov. 20 | https://bit.ly/Mercury-11-19-2023
by Kenny Cooper | WHYY News | Nov. 16, 2023 | https://bit.ly/WHYY-11-16-2023
by Rachel Ravina | Pottstown Mercury, Lansdale Reporter & Norristown Times Herald | Nov. 14, 2023 | https://bit.ly/Mercury-11-14-2023
Federal lawsuit filed to stop eviction of unhoused encampment in Pottstown
by Kim Hudson | CBS Philadelphia | Nov. 13, 2023 | https://cbsn.ws/3FXZMUs
by Rachel Ravina | Pottstown Mercury, Lansdale Reporter & Norristown Times Herald | Nov. 13, 2023 | https://bit.ly/Mercury-11-13-2023
by Rachel Ravina | Lansdale Reporter, Pottstown Mercury, Norristown Times Herald | Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 | Page 1 | https://bit.ly/Mercury-11-5-2023
Untold Valor Podcast (22 minutes)
Produced by Voice and Vision, Inc. | July 27, 2023 | https://bit.ly/Untold-Valor-podcast-7-2023
Richard A.J. Prebil, LASP Veterans Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney, shares insights into LASP's work with veterans
Obituary for Harvey F. Strauss
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 12, 2023 | https://legcy.co/3DbkEq4
In Memoriam and Tribute: Harvey F. Strauss, longtime LASP Co-Executive Director & Montgomery County Legal Aid Service Executive Director | July 12, 2023 | LASP News page: https://www.lasp.org/news/in-memoriam-harvey-strauss-7-2023
by Kelly Phillips Erb | Forbes | Daily Cover | June 17, 2023 | https://bit.ly/Forbes-6-17-2023
Fearing a ‘sweep,’ people living homeless in Norristown wait to be cast out of encampments
by Alfred Lubrano | Philadelphia Inquirer | Sunday, May 28, 2023 | Page 1 | https://bit.ly/Inquirer-5-28-2023
Norristown, PECO planning to sweep homeless encampment
by Kenny Cooper and Emily Rizzo | WHYY | May 25, 2023 | https://bit.ly/WHYY-5-25-2023
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"Pa Supreme Court greenlights Bucks County eviction stay program"
by Jo Ciavaglia | Bucks County Courier Times | Aug. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/3xshxos
Excerpt: Bucks County can continue an administrative order granting temporary stay on some evictions for nonpayment of rent.
"PA Supreme Court Greenlights County Court Order To Reduce Evictions"
by Tom Sofield | LevittownNow.com | Aug. 2, 2021 | bit.ly/3xny1y1
Mobile homes are overtaxed, and Chester County program brings relief
Philadelphia Inquirer story by Michaelle Bond: bit.ly/2STzkUF | Jan. 4, 2020