North Penn Legal Services Inc

As a regional provider of civil legal aid for 60 years, north penn legal services has been ensuring that low-income people in northeast pa have access to justice and the same legal rights and protections that those who have means can afford on their own. North penn legal services staff provide critical advocacy through representation at hearings, moderating difficult landlord-tenant relationships, and providing self-help materials to low income people facing eviction, foreclosure, and loss of federal housing subsidies. In 2024-2025 housing was a major issue for clients. North penn legal services staff helped 6,419 people with housing issues.

Legal aid lawyers and paralegals at north penn legal services have been essential in providing families with safety and stability when they have nowhere else to turn. In cases where individuals and families were threatened with violence from an intimate partner, staff obtained protection from abuse orders in 532 cases. In situations where families were afraid of losing their home, npls was able to prevent eviction or preserve shelter in 385 cases. During this past year of funding, npls has maintained a steady number of volunteer attorneys, paralegals, staff support, and interns who assisted our clients. We also continued our outreach activities through special project funding such as our lehigh valley fair housing project.