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Legal Services Corporation Updates
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:49:00 -0400

http://www.lsc.gov

Jul 29, 2010 11:41AM

LSC Board Launches Fiscal Oversight Task Force

LSC's Board of Directors has approved creation of an independent task force (PDF icon 27k) to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding LSC's fiscal oversight responsibilities and how LSC conducts fiscal oversight of its grantees.

Jul 29, 2010 11:40AM

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $430 Million for LSC

The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 22 approved $430 million in Fiscal Year 2011 funding for LSC. Of that amount, $401.7 million would provide grants for the delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income Americans.

Jul 29, 2010 11:39AM

Congress Authorizes $35 Million for Foreclosure Legal Assistance Program

Congress has authorized $35 million in funds for a grant program aimed at providing legal help to low- and moderate-income Americans facing the loss of their home due to foreclosure.

Jul 29, 2010 11:39AM

LSC to Work With GAO on Improving Grants Management

LSC will implement recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to improve internal controls over grant awards, LSC President Victor M. Fortuno said on July 13.

Jul 29, 2010 11:37AM

LSC Board Announces Selection of Search Firm

LSC's Board of Directors has announced the selection of search consultants Ellen Brown and Dale Jones of Heidrick & Struggles to handle the Corporation's recruitment of a President.

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Texas RioGrande Legal Aid News Updates
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:19:06 +0000

http://trla.wordpress.com

Jul 30, 2010 07:19AM

The Monitor ? Valley groups: Immigration ruling offers temporary reprieve

The judge?s order that blocked most of Arizona?s immigration law from going into effect won?t stop the deportations that terrorize South Texas? undocumented residents, immigration reform advocates said Thursday. Families who work with La Union del Pueblo Entero in South Texas have reported a growing number of instances in recent weeks of U.S. Border Patrol [...]

Jul 30, 2010 07:18AM

Rio Grande Guardian ? LUPE critical of AG?s stance on Arizona immigration law

La Unión del Pueblo Entero chose the day Arizona?s SB 1070 went into effect to criticize Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for his involvement in a legal battle over that state?s tough new immigration law. ?It really bothers us that Greg Abbott did what he did,? said Martha Sanchez, a LUPE community organizer from Alton. [...]

Jul 26, 2010 07:15AM

Texas Tribune ? After Efforts to Fix Food Stamps, Some Still Struggle

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Jul 26, 2010 07:03AM

The Monitor ? Seasonal workers sue agricultural giant

Dust mantles the breeze near the intersection of Adams Street and International Boulevard in downtown Brownsville, where Raul Salas once stood with a sweaty brow under a scorching summer sun, waiting for the prospect of work. Construction of the city?s new bus terminal has since torn up the area, but along the walls of surrounding [...]

Jul 23, 2010 07:28AM

Brownsville Herald ? Medical joins with legal to aid clients

Maria Castilleja?s heart sunk, she says, when housing authorities threatened to oust her out from her apartment because she for-got to report a $5 increment in food stamp benefits. Castilleja, 58, had been living at Paseo de Plaza apartments on Paredes Line for at least three years under Section 8, a federal housing program that [...]


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