Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services

About Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services centers its grantmaking on civil legal aid delivered through a statewide network of legal services providers. Its largest recent grants went to Community Legal Services Inc in Philadelphia and Midpenn Legal Services in Harrisburg, with repeat awards in both 2023 and 2024 that show an ongoing operating-support relationship. The foundation’s funding reaches organizations serving low-income Pennsylvanians through legal representation and advocacy in areas such as housing, family safety, public benefits, consumer issues, and wage recovery. Recent grantees also include regional providers such as North Penn Legal Services Inc in Pittston, Neighborhood Legal Services Assoc in Pittsburgh, and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA Inc in Norristown, indicating support for multiple parts of the state’s legal aid system. The organization also administers funding streams tied to IOLTA, Access to Justice Act revenues, cy pres awards, and state appropriations, which places it in a funding-and-distribution role rather than a conventional independent grantmaker. Its recent awards are primarily designed to keep legal services available for the public across Pennsylvania.

What Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services Funds

Civil legal aid is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. It awarded $1,394,543 to Regional Housing Legal Services in Glenside and $1,293,573 to PA Health Law Project in Philadelphia, both under the broad umbrella of legal services for the public. Housing-related work is also reflected in the program structure: the foundation administers special targeted grants for eviction and foreclosure representation, including allocations tied to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. For workforce development, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship & Summer Internship Program supports attorney fellowships and law student placements in legal aid offices across Pennsylvania, with sponsor-backed grants in the $1,000–$5,000 range. The foundation also supports legal aid infrastructure through administration of funding to member programs across the statewide PLAN network.

How Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services Gives