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{{toplink|url=http://www.plsephilly.org/|name=plsephilly.org}}'''Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity''' {{gives}}<blockquote>Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization. PLSE’s mission is to work toward just outcomes for low-income individuals who have had contact with the Pennsylvania criminal justice system.  Through individual representation, strategic litigation, community education, research, and legislative advocacy, PLSE advocates for a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records, including expanding access to employment and social services.<br><br>PLSE was founded in 2010 by four Philadelphia-based civil rights lawyers who wanted to create an alternative legal service model that brings legal services directly into the communities most affected by criminal history record information and other social justice inequities. PLSE received tax exempt status in 2012.</blockquote>
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Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization. PLSE’s mission is to advance and protect the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by providing low-income Pennsylvania residents with free or low-cost advice, representation in civil legal matters, advocating for their legal rights under the law, and conducting community education about the legal issues that most affect them.
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== Expungement Impact Hotline: 267.908.4397  ==
 
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(Please share your story about the impact of criminal records on your life and lend your voice to advocacy for criminal records reform. With your story, leave your first name, age, and neighborhood where you live but withhold any other confidential information since your story may be used for advocacy purposes. Thanks for sharing with us so we can work together to bring about reform!)<br>  
 
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215.995.1230<br>Please note that this is an answering service. We will return your call within 10 days.  
 
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1501 Cherry Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19102<br>Please note that we do not accept walk-ins
 
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Revision as of 01:23, 28 January 2017

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Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity gives the following descriptive information:

Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization. PLSE’s mission is to work toward just outcomes for low-income individuals who have had contact with the Pennsylvania criminal justice system. Through individual representation, strategic litigation, community education, research, and legislative advocacy, PLSE advocates for a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records, including expanding access to employment and social services.

PLSE was founded in 2010 by four Philadelphia-based civil rights lawyers who wanted to create an alternative legal service model that brings legal services directly into the communities most affected by criminal history record information and other social justice inequities. PLSE received tax exempt status in 2012.


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