VaLegalAid.org Launches with Upgraded Design, New Features
www.VaLegalAid.org, the free, statewide resource for those facing civil legal issues, relaunched today with a more user-friendly design and upgraded … Read more
Bank of America Starts Mortgage Reduction Effort
By Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Bank of America has started sending letters to thousands of homeowners in the United … Read more
Foundation Awards Grants
By Tracy Agnew, Suffolk News-Herald
The keynote speaker at the breakfast was Jill Hanken, a staff attorney with the Virginia … Read more
Uninsured Face Tough Choices
By Raju Chebium, The News Leader
Virginia faces something of a no-win scenario as it awaits a Supreme Court ruling … Read more
Report: $40 Million in Rebates Could Be on the Way to Virginians
By Monique Coppola, Public News Service-VA
The check could be in the mail by August 1 for some individuals and businesses … Read more
VPLC Board Member Lakshmi Challa Wins Henrico Community Leader of the Year Award
By Henrico Citizen
The Greater Richmond Chamber recently named Lakshmi Challa, CEO of Challa Law Offices, Inc., the 2012 Henrico … Read more
Recent Developments in Poverty Law Training on June 5
For the third year in a row, we will be presenting our Recent Developments in Poverty Law Training on June … Read more
Many Virginia Hospitals Offer Free & Discounted Health Services
By Monique Coppola, Public News Service-VA
Medical costs remain the nation’s No. 1 cause of bankruptcies, and for many of … Read more
CashPoint Distributes Settlement Checks after AG Investigation
By Gray Hall, WWBT NBC12
A settlement check may be coming your way. CashPoint, a car title lender, will refund … Read more
NBC12 Investigates: Mortgage Mix-Up
By Rachel DePompa, WWBT NBC12
The great recession is hitting home for Claireather Mason. Her mortgage company may be trying … Read more
Several Measures Aim to Help Struggling Virginians
By Kathy Adams, The Virginian-Pilot
From outlawing fraudulent home foreclosures to protecting college students’ credit ratings, a handful of bills … Read more
Medicaid Funding is “Pitiful”
By Jill Hanken, Virginia Poverty Law Center
While I agree with much of the article’s description of Virginia’s self-imposed fiscal … Read more
Poverty Lawyer Chips Away at Health Care Access Issues
By Dawn Chase, Virginia Poverty Law Center
As the Virginia Poverty Law Center was packing to move to new quarters last month, … Read more
