NEWTOWN - Free of charge and under the supervision of Legal Aid attorneys, Bucks County Community College (BCCC) is offering a criminal expungement clinic, free of charge, under the supervision of attorneys from Legal Aid of Southeastern PA on Thursday, April 25, from 6-9 p.m. The clinic will be held in the Gateway Center on the College’s Newtown Campus located at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940. BCCC paralegal students will assist people in determining if they are eligible to have prior arrests or convictions expunged or sealed from their record.

During the clinic, Bucks County Community College paralegal students will assist people in determining if they are eligible to have prior arrests or convictions expunged or sealed from their records.

The clinic will try to accommodate walk-ins; however, advance registration is preferred. To register for the clinic, email legalstudies@bucks.edu.

Some convictions cannot be expunged but may be sealed so that they are not of public record. Paralegals may not practice law or otherwise provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted by law.

The clinic is for individuals who:

• have arrests without convictions; or

• have misdemeanor convictions, without new convictions, over 10 years old; or

• are over 70 years old, and their conviction is at least 10 years old; or

• passed away 3 years ago, and post-humus expungement is sought.

Please note that individuals must have paid all fines due and completed any probation to qualify for expungement. Please also note that in some instances, certain convictions cannot be expunged and will remain on the record. However, these same convictions could be sealed from the general public.

It is important to note that the clinic may need to refer some individuals to other legal organizations due to the location of their criminal records, such as Philadelphia and/or outside of Pennsylvania.

For more information or to register, email legalstudies@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8247.

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LANSDALE - Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) will hold a free monthly outreach at Manna on Main Street / North Penn Commons, 606 E. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446. Stop by our table on Thursday, April 25, May 23 & June 27, 2024 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Have a question about the outreach? Contact Erika Felpel at 484-275-0672 or efelpel@lasp.org.

• Se habla español. Language access & interpretation available for 240+ other languages.

• Flyer (download, print, share!)

Some of the case types LASP handles: Bankruptcy, consumer law & debt relief, child custody & dependency, domestic violence / Protection from Abuse orders (PFAs), elder law, expungement, record-sealing and pardons, family law, housing (landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public & subsidized housing, rent-to-own), and home ownership (mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, tangled title), Hurricane Ida / disaster legal aid, public benefits [Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (cash assistance), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid) & more], utility problems, Veterans benefits & discharge upgrades.

BROOKHAVEN - Join Rep. Leanne Krueger, Sen. John Kane and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA for a free Senior Legal Clinic on Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Brookhaven Municipal Center, 2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven, PA 19015.

Get help with simple wills, durable Powers of Attorney and healthcare directives at no cost for seniors (60+) who meet LASP’s income guidelines.

Registration is required. To ask a question or sign up, contact Erika Felpel at efelpel@lasp.org or 484-275-0672.

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UPDATE: AS OF APRIL 9, REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THIS EVENT. Thank you for your interest.

NORRISTOWN – Registration is open for a Montgomery County Virtual Name Change Clinic Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The clinic is open to Montgomery County residents ages 18 and older, including those in the transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming communities. The clinic is via Zoom from 4-6 p.m.

Register by Wednesday, April 10: https://bit.ly/NameChange-4-24-2024

Each participant will be assigned a 30-minute appointment slot with a volunteer attorney who will assist with the name change petition process. This can include answering questions, offering advice, and helping prepare paperwork. An attorney might also represent their assigned client (or clients) on their petition hearing date.

This consultation is free for all participants. However, clinic participants will be responsible for paying for associated costs for the name change petition, such as fingerprinting services and court fees.

The Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) and Montgomery County Prothonotary's Office are co-organizing and running the clinic.

The name change process can be intimidating, particularly if a person has little to no experience with civil court. The Virtual Pro Bono Name Change Clinic provides guidance for the petition paperwork and support for the individual with pro bono representation on the day of the hearing.

“My office continues to assist those that have historically been marginalized,” said Prothonotary Noah Marlier. “Helping those in our community who need help the most is integral to our mission. We are so happy and proud to host our third Name Change Clinic"

“The Montgomery Bar Association is delighted to again host our annual name change clinic with the Montgomery County Prothonotary’s Office," MBA Executive Director Denise Vicario said. "It is a privilege to serve Montgomery County, and the Name Change Clinic provides a wonderful service to our community. Name change hearing day has become one of the highlights of our calendar!”

For more information, contact Ann Cornell, Prothonotary Office’s Outreach and Communications Director, at 610-278-3857 or ann.cornell@montgomerycountypa.gov.

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WEST GROVE - Join Legal Aid of Southeastern PA and United Way of Chester County for a Mobile Home Tax Reassessment outreach event! Get your mobile home taxes reassessed for free on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. at Oxford Village, 2 Dolinger Drive, West Grove, PA 19390.

What to bring:

• Know the year, make, model and size of your mobile home

• A property tax bill, preferably the school tax bill

• Title or sales agreement to your mobile home (information about how much you paid for the home, including a bill of sale if you purchased within the past 5 years)

• Insurance information

• Help will be available in English and Spanish

Since 2019, this impactful project has helped 1,014 mobile home owners save $800 annually!

To learn more, visit:

• https://bit.ly/unitedwaycc-mobile-homes

• https://bit.ly/lasp-chesco-mobile-homes

Assessment assistance is available in English and Spanish.

COATESVILLE - Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will present a free Clean Slate and Expungement Workshop in partnership with the Coatesville Center for Community Health.

Register: https://bit.ly/clean-slate-spring-2024

Join us on any of the following dates. Please note whether the workshop is virtual or in-person.

• Tuesday, April 16 from 3-4 p.m.- IN PERSON WORKSHOP at Coatesville Center for Community Health, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320 (across from Turkey Hill)

• Thursday, May 16 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. - VIRTUAL

• Tuesday, June 18 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. - VIRTUAL

Clean Slate 3.0 is in effect! The new law expands eligibility & shortens some wait times for record-sealing. The workshop will help individuals with criminal histories who may have been denied employment or other services because of their criminal record.

• Learn if you are eligible to have your criminal record sealed or expunged

• Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania attorneys will help screen your PA record for FREE.

• Help will be available to complete the necessary forms for those that are eligible.

Register in advance to attend

• https://bit.ly/clean-slate-spring-2024

• After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Bring with you

• Intake Form to be completed in advance can be accessed here: https://pdf.ac/GbGez.

• If possible, a copy of the criminal record. You can find this at: https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/.

Questions? Email ccch@comcast.net.

The workshop is open to the public. LASP serves Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

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RIDLEY PARK – State Rep. David M. Delloso will hold an Expungement and Pardon Clinic on Saturday, April 13, 2024 to help community members learn if record expungement might be an option for them. Attorneys from Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will be on hand to provide expert guidance.

The free event will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Rep. Delloso’s district office, 605 E. Chester Pike, Ridley Park, PA 19078.

Advance registration is required. Anyone interested please RSVP by April 10 by calling Rep. Delloso’s office at 610-534-1002. Bringing copies of records is highly encouraged.

Attendees should note the following criteria:

• Only Pennsylvania arrests are eligible.

• Only non-conviction charges (including ARD) or summary convictions with no arrests in the past five years can be expunged. Non-summary convictions cannot be expunged.

• Many misdemeanor convictions may be sealed if seven years have passed.

• Some low-level drug and property-related felony convictions may be sealed if 10 years have passed.

• Must have no current criminal charges.

• Must not be currently serving probation.

Foro de Derechos de los Inquilinos Migrantes | Migrant Renters' Rights Forum

• Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 6-8 p.m.

• at Kennett Square Borough Hall, 600 S. Broad Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348.

KENNETT SQUARE - ¡Guarda la fecha! Únase a nosotros para una discusión sobre temas de vivienda, conectar con recursos locales y abogar por los derechos de los inquilinos migrantes; toda la información se presentará en español.

Join us for a discussion on housing issues, connect with local resources, and advocate for migrant renters rights; all information will be presented in Spanish.

Flyer (1-page PDF): Spanish | English (download, print, share!)

Event website: https://bit.ly/CCPartnership-4-11-2024

Partner organizations:

• Chester County Dept. of Community Development

• Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness

• Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania

• Kennett Area Community Service (KACS)

• Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

EXTON - A free legal clinic will be held monthly at PA CareerLink of Chester County. The clinics are the second Wednesday from January-June in 2024: Wednesday, April 10, May 8 and June 12, 2024.

Each clinic will be from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at PA CareerLink, 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 500, Exton, PA 19380.

To schedule a 30-minute appointment with a LASP attorney, contact Edwina at 610-429-9400, ext. 4115 or ejohnson@uwchestercounty.org.

The clinics are a partnership between LASP, United Way of Chester County's Financial Stability Center, and PA CareerLink of Chester County.

LASP serves Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

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DOYLESTOWN - The Bucks County Bar Association’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Pro Bono Committee are co-sponsoring the CLE, “The New Clean Slate 3.0 Law.” The CLE is part of April Marathon Day Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 2:15-3:15 p.m. at 135 E. State St., Doylestown, PA 18901.

Register: https://bucksbar.org/calendar/

The attorneys will present on Pennsylvania's new Clean Slate 3.0 law, which authorizes more types of criminal records to get sealed. For the first time, some nonviolent, nonsexual felony convictions can get sealed. LASP attorneys will also review expungements and pardons.

There will be upcoming opportunities to volunteer at LASP expungement clinics in Bucks County.

Presenters:

• Laurel Anderson, LASP Community Engagement Unit Staff Attorney

• Megan Reinprecht, LASP Community Engagement Unit Staff Attorney

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You also may be interested in: lasp.org/pro-bono

LASP's Pro Bono Program presents a training for attorneys, paralegals & LASP staff, "Preparing Estate Planning Documents." Join us Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 2-3 p.m.

Register through LASP Zoom: bit.ly/virtual-cle-4-4-2024

• Free for LASP Staff & pro bono volunteers who help at a LASP clinic or take a case, or $20 donation: bit.ly/cle-donation

Learn the basics of preparing estate planning documents, including simple wills, healthcare directives & powers of attorney.

The CLE will prepare pro bono volunteers for upcoming LASP Senior Legal Clinics. (More information on volunteer opportunities for both clinics is at lasp.org/pro-bono.)

Presenter

• Melina Dixon, LASP Staff Attorney & Montgomery County Pro Bono Coordinator

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The Bucks-Mont Collaborative presents “The Criminalization of Homelessness and How to Help the Unhoused: A Presentation & Discussion with Access Services, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA and & Community Justice Project.” The virtual event will be Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 11:30-1 p.m.

Register: https://bit.ly/Bucks-Mont-4-4-2024.

Legal advocates will explain the current issues around the criminalization of homelessness, including new developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and how they may impact people in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

The presentation will also cover common legal issues experienced by unhoused people, how Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Access Services can help, and opportunities for collaboration.

Presenters:

• Mark Boorse, Director of Program Development, Access Services

• Erica Briant, Director of Community Engagement & Training, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

• Charles Burrows, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

• Marielle Macher, Executive Director, Community Justice Project

Hosts include the Bucks-Mont Collaborative, Access Services, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, TCN (Tri County Community Network), Your Way Home of Montgomery County, and Interagency Council of Norristown.

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Legal Aid of Southeastern PA provides the following SERVICE UPDATE FOR Friday, March 29, 2024.

• OPEN: Veterans Helpline and Veterans unit

• CLOSED: HELPLINE and offices in Bristol, Chester City, Doylestown, Media, Norristown, Pottstown & West Chester.

Some staff may be working remotely.

To start an online application for free civil legal services, please visit lasp.org/apply.

MEDIA - Join Legal Aid of Southeastern Pa (LASP) & the Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (DCACDL) for a CLE for attorneys: "Clean Slate 3.0" on Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 12-2 p.m. (Registration: 11:30 a.m. | CLE: 12-2 p.m.) The CLE will be at the Delaware County Bar Association, 335 W. Front St., Media, PA 19063.

Register through DCACDL: https://bit.ly/cle-3-28-2024

• $40 for DCACDL members; $60 for non-members

• 2 CLE credits, Substantive

Pennsylvania’s expanded Clean Slate 3.0 law went into effect Feb. 12, 2024. For the first time, certain felonies & more misdemeanors can be sealed. Some wait times are shortened. Learn how the law works.

Presenters:

• Laurel Anderson, LASP Community Engagement Unit Staff Attorney

• Megan Reinprecht, LASP Community Engagement Unit Staff Attorney

Flyer (1-page PDF): download, print, share!

You also may be interested in: lasp.org/pro-bono

LANSDALE - Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) will hold a free monthly outreach at Manna on Main Street / North Penn Commons, 606 E. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446. Stop by our table on Thursday, March 28, April 25, May 23 & June 27, 2024 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Have a question about the outreach? Contact Erika Felpel at 484-275-0672 or efelpel@lasp.org.

• Se habla español. Language access & interpretation available for 240+ other languages.

• Flyer (download, print, share!)

Some of the case types LASP handles: Bankruptcy, consumer law & debt relief, child custody & dependency, domestic violence / Protection from Abuse orders (PFAs), elder law, expungement, record-sealing and pardons, family law, housing (landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public & subsidized housing, rent-to-own), and home ownership (mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, tangled title), Hurricane Ida / disaster legal aid, public benefits [Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (cash assistance), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid) & more], utility problems, Veterans benefits & discharge upgrades.

UPPER DARBY - A free legal outreach will be held at Breaking Bread Community Shelter in Upper Darby on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Breaking Bread Community Shelter is at 107 Long Lane, Upper Darby, PA 19082.

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) attorneys, working with law students from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, will provide free legal services for low-income individuals experiencing homelessness.

Legal issues the clinic may be able to address include custody & family, consumer/debt relief, Social Security, expungements & pardons , Medicaid, SNAP, housing, landlord-tenant, Veterans benefits, domestic violence, utilities (gas, electric, water), and more.

LASP serves Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties.

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BLUE BELL -  Please join us for the 2nd Annual WOMEN VETERANS Health & Wellness Fair Friday, March 22, 2024 from 3-6 p.m. This FREE event will be in the Health Science Center at Montgomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422. Sponsors include the U.S. Dept. of Military Affairs, VetCenter, the Veterans Multi-Service Center (VMC), and MCCC Military Affairs.

Stop by LASP’s table at this event! Justice Simanek, LASP Veterans Advocacy Project Staff Attorney, and Kimberly Hollenback, LASP VOCA Supervising Attorney & Media Office Managing Attorney, will provide information about legal issues facing women veterans, including VA benefits and domestic violence.

Light refreshments will be served. Giveaways and raffles will take place.

Please RSVP with Shardae Wescott at 484-744-3269 or through Eventbrite at https://bit.ly/women-veterans-3-22-2024.

Schedule

• 3-6 p.m. Food

• 3-4 p.m. Yoga

• Massages

• 4-5 p.m. Reiki and sound healing

• 5-6 p.m. Zumba

Share the event!

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WEST CHESTER - Interested in working or volunteering in public services for the community and country? U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan’s Public Service Town Hall and Resource Fair will be held at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The church is located at 1 Hagerty Blvd., West Chester, PA 19382.

The Town Hall will begin at 1 p.m. and will be followed by a resource fair with participating organizations at 2 p.m. Michael Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps, will join Rep. Houlahan to answer questions.
RSVP: https://houlahan.house.gov/forms/form/?ID=110

Town Hall:

• Chrissy Houlahan, PA-06 Congresswoman

• Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr., Pastor of St. Paul's Baptist Church, Moderator

• Michael D. Smith, President of AmeriCorps, Panelist

• Cpt. Howard Crawford (ret. – USAF), Commander of American Legion Post 134

• Kelly Young, AmeriCorps alum and LASP Staff Attorney

Resource fair participating organizations:

1. AmeriCorps

2. AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program

3. Chester County Dept. Of Human Services

4. Chester County Sheriff’s Department

5. Child Guidance Resource Centers

6. Community Resource Corps Philadelphia

7. Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

8. Meals on Wheels, Chester County

9. PA CareerLink of Chester County

10. Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND)

11. RSVP – Your invitation to make a difference

12. United Way of Chester County

13. United States Air Force

Rep. Houlahan press release: https://bit.ly/TownHall-3-16-2024

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will present a free, virtual Clean Slate and Expungement Workshop in partnership with the Coatesville Center for Community Health.

Register: https://bit.ly/clean-slate-spring-2024

Join us on any of the following dates:

• Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from 2-3 p.m. - VIRTUAL

• Tuesday, April 16 from 3-4 p.m.- IN PERSON WORKSHOP at Coatesville Center for Community Health, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320 (across from Turkey Hill)

• Thursday, May 16 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. - VIRTUAL

• Tuesday, June 18 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. - VIRTUAL

Clean Slate 3.0 is in effect! The new law expands eligibility & shortens some wait times for record-sealing! The workshop will help individuals with criminal histories who may have been denied employment or other services because of their criminal record.

• Learn if you are eligible to have your criminal record sealed or expunged

• Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania attorneys will help screen your PA record for FREE.

• Help will be available to complete the necessary forms for those that are eligible.

Register in advance to attend

• https://bit.ly/clean-slate-spring-2024

• After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Bring with you

• Intake Form to be completed in advance can be accessed here: https://pdf.ac/GbGez.

• If possible, a copy of the criminal record. You can find this at: https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/.

Questions? Email ccch@comcast.net.

The workshop is open to the public. LASP serves Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

Flyer (1-page PDF) (download, print, share!)

EXTON - A free legal clinic will be held monthly at PA CareerLink of Chester County. The clinics are the second Wednesday from January-June in 2024: Wednesday, March 13, April 10, May 8 and June 12, 2024.

Each clinic will be from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at PA CareerLink, 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 500, Exton, PA 19380.

To schedule a 30-minute appointment with a LASP attorney, contact Edwina at 610-429-9400, ext. 4115 or ejohnson@uwchestercounty.org.

The clinics are a partnership between LASP, United Way of Chester County's Financial Stability Center, and PA CareerLink of Chester County.

LASP serves Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

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UPPER MORELAND - Looking to clean up your record? Join us for an expungement clinic hosted by PA Rep. Nancy Guenst, Sen. Maria Collett, the Montgomery County Public Defenders, and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA. The clinic will be Tuesday, March 12, 2024 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Upper Moreland Library, 109 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090.

Appointment is required.

Call Sen. Collett's office to make an appointment at 215-368-1429. Please provide name and date of birth when making an appointment.

Under the expanded Clean Slate law going into effect in February 2024, you are eligible for an expungement if you meet these qualifications:

• Only Pennsylvania arrests are eligible.

• Only non-conviction charges, including ARD, or summary convictions with no arrests in the past five years can be expunged.

  Note: non summary convictions cannot be expunged until you are at least 70 years old, unless you first receive a pardon.

• Many misdemeanor convictions may be sealed if seven years have passed.

• Some low-level drug and property-related felony convictions may be sealed if 10 years have passed.

• Must have no current criminal charges.

• Must not be serving probation time.

• Bring copies of records (optional).

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DOYLESTOWN - Join Legal Aid of Southeastern PA at a free Bucks County Custody Clinic Tuesday, March 12, 2024 from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Almshouse, 1260 Almshouse Road, Building G, 4th floor Conference Room, Doylestown, PA 18901. Phone map / GPS tip: Put "Bucks County Planning Commission" in search.

Schedule

• 9:30 a.m. Intake. (All guests must sign in downstairs, per building policy.)

• 10-11 a.m. Information session

• 11 a.m. Meet with an attorney for approximately 20 minutes

First step: Register

To register by phone or learn more about the clinic, please contact Carol Wilbur, Doylestown Office Manager, at 215-340-1818.

Who we can help at the free clinic

• Parents only (no grandparents or extended family members)

• Assistance is for Bucks County cases only.

• Clinic is available to help prepare the first petition for custody, to change a current order, or to provide general advice in a Bucks County custody case.

  • Provide a copy of the most recent custody order, if there is one.

• Parents must meet financial eligibility for Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP).

What to expect

• Parents will meet with an attorney for about 20 minutes.

• The attorney will give brief legal advice regarding custody, help you fill out the paperwork, and give directions on how to file the paperwork at court.

• After the clinic, a LASP advocate can follow up with you.

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In celebration of National Consumer Protection Week, Credit Counseling Center will be providing a FREE Lunch & Learn webinar, “Avoiding Consumer Fraud,” on Friday, March 8, 2024 from 12-12:45 p.m.

Register: https://bit.ly/consumer-3-8-2024.

Credit Counseling Center will be joined by special guest Robert Kim, Esq., attorney based in Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP)’s Bristol office, who will present information to help consumers proactively protect themselves against the risks of scams, fraudulent business practices, and more.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of your consumer rights and protections.

• Learn practical tips for avoiding common pitfalls in consumer transactions.

• Discover effective strategies for resolving disputes with businesses or service providers.

• Explore available resources for consumers seeking assistance or legal representation.

POTTSTOWN - Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) will hold its monthly outreach at Community Health & Dental Care (CDHC) in Coventry Mall (behind Boscov’s) on Wednesday, March. 6, 2024 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Coventry Mall is at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA 19465.

Stop by LASP's table to learn how to obtain FREE legal services for civil matters, for individuals with low incomes and those who are experiencing homelessness.

Eligibility is determined by your monthly income, assets, family size and other factors.

This event is open to the community. You do NOT need to be a CHDC patient or register to attend!

Have a question about the outreach? Contact Lisa Whalen at 484-816-4091 or lwhalen@lasp.org.

• Flyer (1-page JPG) (download, print, share!)

• Also posted at: https://ch-dc.org/event/free-legal-aid-event-5/

UPPER DARBY - A free legal outreach will be held at Breaking Bread Community Shelter in Upper Darby on these dates from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:

• Saturday, Feb. 24

• Saturday, March 23

Breaking Bread Community Shelter is at 107 Long Lane, Upper Darby, PA 19082.

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) attorneys, working with law students from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, will provide free legal services for low-income individuals experiencing homelessness.

Legal issues the clinic may be able to address include custody & family, consumer/debt relief, Social Security, expungements & pardons , Medicaid, SNAP, housing, landlord-tenant, Veterans benefits, domestic violence, utilities (gas, electric, water), and more.

LASP serves Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties.

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PHOENIXVILLE - Learn from a LASP attorney about free civil legal services Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Franciscan Shelter for Homeless Families, 209 Emmett St., Phoenixville, PA 19460. The event is free and open to the public.

Some of the legal topics that Legal Aid of Southeastern PA may be able to help with include:

Custody & family | Consumer & Debt Relief | Social Security | Expungements, Clean Slate & pardons | Medicaid | SNAP & other public benefits | Housing | Landlord-tenant | Eviction Mortgage foreclosure | Veterans benefits | Domestic Violence | Hurricane Ida | Utilities (gas, electric, water) | Unemployment Compensation | Other legal issues

NORRISTOWN - Join the Montgomery Bar Association's Criminal Defense & Pro Bono Committees for a CLE, "Basics of Clean Slate 3.0" on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the MBA, 100 W. Airy St., Norristown, PA 19401. 

Register through MBA: https://bit.ly/MBA-2-22-2024.

Learn the basics of Pennsylvania's newly expanded Clean Slate law. This CLE will be valuable to any practitioner who has to advise clients on how and in what circumstances criminal records can be sealed. 

Whether you are a criminal defense attorney or a volunteer attorney at a record-clearing clinic, this is the CLE for you.

Lunch & registration: 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | CLE: 12-1 p.m.

1 CLE credit, Substantive

Presenters

• Laurel Anderson, LASP Community Engagement Unit Staff Attorney

• Noelle Gambale, LASP Community Engagement Unit Staff Attorney

Moderator

• Kathryn Palladino, LASP Norristown Managing Attorney & MBA Pro Bono Committee co-chair

LANSDALE - Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) will hold a free monthly outreach at Manna on Main Street / North Penn Commons, 606 E. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446. Stop by our table on Thursday, Feb. 22, March 28, April 25, May 23 & June 27, 2024 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Have a question about the outreach? Contact Erika Felpel at 484-275-0672 or efelpel@lasp.org.

• Se habla español. Language access & interpretation available for 240+ other languages.

• Flyer (download, print, share!)

Some of the case types LASP handles: Bankruptcy, consumer law & debt relief, child custody & dependency, domestic violence / Protection from Abuse orders (PFAs), elder law, expungement, record-sealing and pardons, family law, housing (landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public & subsidized housing, rent-to-own), and home ownership (mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, tangled title), Hurricane Ida / disaster legal aid, public benefits [Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (cash assistance), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid) & more], utility problems, Veterans benefits & discharge upgrades.

EXTON - A free legal clinic will be held monthly at PA CareerLink of Chester County. The clinics are the second Wednesday from January-June in 2024: Wednesday, Feb. 14, March 13, April 10, May 8 and June 12, 2024.

Each clinic will be from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at PA CareerLink, 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 500, Exton, PA 19380.

To schedule a 30-minute appointment with a LASP attorney, contact Edwina at 610-429-9400, ext. 4115 or ejohnson@uwchestercounty.org.

The clinics are a partnership between LASP, United Way of Chester County's Financial Stability Center, and PA CareerLink of Chester County.

LASP serves Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

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