Eviction crisis in Philadelphia is at an all-time high: homelessness is imminent

As a journalist I am a believer in the power of stories. Stories define our humanity. They connect us, inspire and motivate us to action. In these unprecedented times, powerful stories are being shared in Philadelphia City Council’s Housing Committee’s virtual hearing on The Emergency Housing Protection Act- a critical set of bills to protect…

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SeniorLAW Center stands for justice for all

by Kristen Wilson

• Posted on June 2, 2020

• News

Today we work to honor the lives of those lost to racial violence and injustice. George Floyd and so, so many others, from the Middle Passage on. We work every day to change the historic and current disparities of poverty, housing, health, education, employment and access to justice. We stand with our clients and our…

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Governor Wolf extends receipt of mail-in ballot by one week

Governor Wolf extends the mail-in ballot by one week for Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Amid a surge in mail-in ballots, the COVID-19 public health emergency and civil disturbances in six counties, Governor Tom Wolf today signed an executive order extending the deadline for county election offices in Allegheny, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia…

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Karen Buck quoted in Spotlight PA article on the need for better COVID-19 testing for older people

As of Monday, May 18, 2020, more than 3,000 nursing home residents have died from COVID-19, according to state records. Nursing homes need better testing now. Karen Buck is quoted in a recent article saying: “What we heard from the governor and from the secretary of health was that the plan would be much more…

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7 reforms that would make it easier for everyone to vote in Pennsylvania

by Kristen Wilson

• Posted on May 23, 2020

• News

SeniorLAW Center continues to advocate for older people and vulnerable populations and access to voting during COVID-19. Because voting in person will pose grave risks to people’s health and lives, particularly older people, Americans will turn in unprecedented numbers to voting by mail instead, as they should. Due to COVID-19 and the new processes of…

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SeniorLAW Center joins other housing rights advocates to support Governor Wolf’s moratorium on evictions in Pennsylvania during the global pandemic

SeniorLAW Center joined Neighborhood Legal Services, The Community Justice Project, Action-Housing,Inc., Pittsburgh United, Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters, and Tenants Union Representative Network in an amicus brief supporting Governor Wolf’s moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 crisis. When Governor Wolf declared an emergency in the face of the deadly Coronavirus, he enacted a section of…

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