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	==Info==		==Info==
	*Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/clsphila @clsphila]		*Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/clsphila @clsphila]
			*Twitter: [http://twitter.com/CLSphila @CLSphila]

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	==In The News==		==In The News==
	*[http://technical.ly/philly/2020/07/31/university-pennsylvania-law-engineering-students-technology-projects-nonprofits-legal/ Penn law and engineering students built these accessible tech projects for Philly nonprofits], Technical.ly Philly, July 31, 2020.		*[http://technical.ly/philly/2020/07/31/university-pennsylvania-law-engineering-students-technology-projects-nonprofits-legal/ Penn law and engineering students built these accessible tech projects for Philly nonprofits], Technical.ly Philly, July 31, 2020.

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			*Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/clsphila @clsphila]

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	{{toplink\|url=http://www.clsphila.org\|name=clsphila.org}}Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy and exceptional legal representation.		{{toplink\|url=http://www.clsphila.org\|name=clsphila.org}}Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy and exceptional legal representation.

	Founded in 1966 by the Philadelphia Bar Association, Community Legal Services (CLS) has provided free civil legal assistance to more than one million low-income Philadelphians. Approximately 10,000 clients were represented by CLS in the past year. CLS assists clients when they face the threat of losing their homes, incomes, health care, and even their families. CLS attorneys and other staff provide a full range of legal services, from individual representation to administrative advocacy to class action litigation, as well as community education and social work. CLS is nationally recognized as a model legal services program.		Founded in 1966 by the Philadelphia Bar Association, '''Community Legal Services''' (CLS) '''has provided free civil legal assistance to more than one million low-income Philadelphians'''. Approximately 10,000 clients were represented by CLS in the past year. CLS assists clients when they face the threat of losing their homes, incomes, health care, and even their families. CLS attorneys and other staff provide a full range of legal services, from individual representation to administrative advocacy to class action litigation, as well as community education and social work. CLS is nationally recognized as a model legal services program.

	''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://clsphila.org/about-community-legal-services/ About Community Legal Services] page.		''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://clsphila.org/about-community-legal-services/ About Community Legal Services] page.

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	{{toplink\|url=http://www.clsphila.org\|name=clsphila.org}}		{{toplink\|url=http://www.clsphila.org\|name=clsphila.org}}Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy and exceptional legal representation.
	Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy and exceptional legal representation.

	Founded in 1966 by the Philadelphia Bar Association, Community Legal Services (CLS) has provided free civil legal assistance to more than one million low-income Philadelphians. Approximately 10,000 clients were represented by CLS in the past year. CLS assists clients when they face the threat of losing their homes, incomes, health care, and even their families. CLS attorneys and other staff provide a full range of legal services, from individual representation to administrative advocacy to class action litigation, as well as community education and social work. CLS is nationally recognized as a model legal services program.		Founded in 1966 by the Philadelphia Bar Association, Community Legal Services (CLS) has provided free civil legal assistance to more than one million low-income Philadelphians. Approximately 10,000 clients were represented by CLS in the past year. CLS assists clients when they face the threat of losing their homes, incomes, health care, and even their families. CLS attorneys and other staff provide a full range of legal services, from individual representation to administrative advocacy to class action litigation, as well as community education and social work. CLS is nationally recognized as a model legal services program.

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	{{toplink\|url=http://www.clsphila.org\|name=clsphila.org}}~~'''Community Legal Services of Philadelphia''' (CLS) {{gives}}<blockquote>In~~ 1966~~, The~~ Philadelphia Bar Association ~~established~~ Community Legal Services (CLS) ~~as an independent 501(c)(3) organization to provide~~ free legal ~~services, in civil matters,~~ to low-income Philadelphians. ~~Since its founding~~, CLS ~~has served more than one million~~ clients ~~who could not afford to pay for legal representation and who would have faced a variety~~ of ~~devastating ends without dedicated~~, ~~knowledgeable attorneys on~~ their ~~side~~.~~<br><br>~~CLS ~~has eight legal units specializing in particular areas of civil poverty law:<br><br>~~		{{toplink\|url=http://www.clsphila.org\|name=clsphila.org}}
	*'''Aging and ~~Disabilities Unit''' specializes in representing seniors and people with disabilities in~~ a ~~wide~~ range of ~~public benefits and consumer matters~~, ~~including challenges~~ to ~~denials of Medicaid, Medicare, or disability benefits, decisions by managed care organizations~~ to ~~deny care~~, ~~and violations of residents’ rights and quality-of-care requirements in nursing homes and personal care homes.~~		Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy and exceptional legal representation.
	*'''Employment Unit''' represents clients with employment-related problems, including tackling barriers to employment, seeking unpaid wages, and preserving jobs. The unit advocates at the national and state levels on low-income workers’ rights issues such as ~~preventing overbroad disqualifications of workers with criminal records.~~
	*'''Energy Unit''' works to keep the utilities on for families by protecting the rights of low-income utility customers on service and payment issues, representing group clients on utility rate change cases and serving as ~~the Public Advocate in representing all Philadelphia Gas Works residential customers.~~		Founded in 1966 by the Philadelphia Bar Association, Community Legal Services (CLS) has provided free civil legal assistance to more than one million low-income Philadelphians. Approximately 10,000 clients were represented by CLS in the past year. CLS assists clients when they face the threat of losing their homes, incomes, health care, and even their families. CLS attorneys and other staff provide a full range of legal services, from individual representation to administrative advocacy to class action litigation, as well as community education and social work. CLS is nationally recognized as a model legal services program.
	*'''Family Advocacy Unit''' (FAU) represents individual parents, involved with the Department of Human Services (DHS), who are seeking to keep their children at home or to have them returned from foster care to a safe home. The FAU provides assistance and trainings to community ~~groups, organizations~~ and ~~lawyers~~. ~~The FAU also advocates on the national, state and local level for improvements in child welfare practices,~~ services ~~to families, and the dependency court system~~.
	*'''Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit''' represents homeowners in disputes, residential mortgage foreclosures, fraudulent consumer practices, and issues with banking or check-cashing agencies. The unit uses advocacy and litigation to address the predatory lending crisis, abusive mortgage practices, and other banking issues affecting low-income families.		''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://clsphila.org/about-community-legal-services/ About Community Legal Services] page.
	*''~~'Housing Unit'~~'' ~~represents private, public, and subsidized housing tenants in matters involving eviction, illegal lockouts, and substandard housing.~~ The ~~unit also uses systems advocacy and litigation to address issues ranging~~ from ~~lead paint elimination, to federal housing policy changes, to tenant eviction laws.~~
	*'~~''Language Access Project''' works to ensure CLS services are available to Philadelphia communities with limited ability to speak, read, write, or understand English~~. ~~The unit addresses~~ legal ~~issues specific to this population and collaborates with other units to represent individuals and families in challenging language barriers to benefits,~~ services~~, and access to justice~~.
	*'''Public Benefits Unit''' represents clients seeking or facing termination of public benefits such as cash assistance, SSI disability, food stamps, or health insurance. The unit provides education and outreach services and advocates for improvements to the programs that provide these benefits at the federal, state and local levels.
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	*'''Public Benefits Unit''' represents clients seeking or facing termination of public benefits such as cash assistance, SSI disability, food stamps, or health insurance. The unit provides education and outreach services and advocates for improvements to the programs that provide these benefits at the federal, state and local levels.		*'''Public Benefits Unit''' represents clients seeking or facing termination of public benefits such as cash assistance, SSI disability, food stamps, or health insurance. The unit provides education and outreach services and advocates for improvements to the programs that provide these benefits at the federal, state and local levels.
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			*[http://technical.ly/philly/2020/07/31/university-pennsylvania-law-engineering-students-technology-projects-nonprofits-legal/ Penn law and engineering students built these accessible tech projects for Philly nonprofits], Technical.ly Philly, July 31, 2020.

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