Announcements

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme(February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017)

David W. Webber receives 2016 Alexander Forger Award

Congratulations to our founding executive director David W. Webber, who was honored with the 2016 Alexander Forger award for “sustained excellence in HIV legal services” from the American Bar Association’s AIDS Coordinating Committee. The award was presented at the Committee’s HIV/AIDS Law & Practice Conference on February 4, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Joining David…

Jenna Collins wins Morris M. Shuster Fellowship

On December 10, 2015, Jenna Collins was awarded a Morris M. Shuster Fellowship at the Philadelphia Bar Association Public Interest Section Annual Awards Ceremony and Reception. She was one of four awardees. In 2003, Morris M. Shuster worked with the Philadelphia Bar Foundation to establish a Named Endowed Fund with a gift of $100,000. Since…

Baez named Deputy Managing Attorney

Congratulations to Juan Baez, who was named deputy managing attorney of the AIDS Law Project on January 1. Juan first worked with us in 2009-2010 while a student at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University. After graduating, he joined us as a staff attorney, specializing in consumer debt, tax, estate planning,…

Honors at Black-Tie GayBINGO

Ronda B. Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, was honored by the Philadelphia AIDS Fund as Favorite Straight Person of the Year at Black-Tie GayBINGO on Saturday, April 5.

More than 300 people attend memorial service for Jaci Adams

Jaci DuBoise Adams would have loved the way her memorial service began. At the first mention of her name, the crowd rose in a spontaneous, joyful and prolonged standing ovation. More than 300 people filled the sanctuary of St. Luke and the Epiphany in Philadelphia on Friday, March 21 to say farewell to Jaci, a…

In Memoriam: Our Beloved Jaci Adams

Jaci Adams, who overcame childhood abuse and drug addiction to become an inspiring leader in Philadelphia’s LGBT community, died on Saturday, February 15, at Keystone House, a hospice in Wyndmoor, PA, after a struggle with cancer. Miss Jaci, as she was widely known, rose above the trauma and chaos of her early life to become…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: FAQs on Same-Sex Marriages

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency overseeing immigration to the United States, has published frequently asked questions concerning the Supreme Court’s recent invalidation of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). To learn about the ruling’s effect on immigration policy, including visa petitions filed on behalf of a same-sex spouses, click here.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Deadline Extended

The deadline to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has been extended from March 29th to April 26 .  LIHEAP, is a cash program offering a minimum of $100 to help pay a heating bill. In addition, the LIHEAP crisis program is available to people without heat and, from January 3-April 26, for…

Dealing with Unemployment Service Center Busy Signals

Prepared by Community Legal Services, Inc. 1424 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.clsphila.org Have you been calling the UC Service Center for hours or days about your unemployment claim without getting past a busy signal?  It’s not that your phone (or their phone) is broken.  It is that the State does not have enough staff to…