Jesse Grainger spent eight months with the Legal Clinic for the Disabled acting as a Social Work intern from the University of Pennsylvania. He shared some of his experience and take-aways from his time with LCD.
What was your role at LCD and how long were you with them?
I was with LCD for about 8 months. […]
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This year, 40 runners will run down Broad Street in support of LCD’s clients and services during the 2018 Blue Cross Broad Street Run on Sunday, May 6, 2018.
Fundraising goes directly to helping LCD provide free legal services to Philadelphians living with disabilities. Our staff attorneys assist clients through our on-site Medical-Legal Partnerships, our general intake , […]
Frank is a 55 year old contractor who forced himself to work nearly all of 2016 in spite of feeling lethargic, weak, and inexplicably losing 50 pounds. Suffering from A-Fib in December of that year, his world came screeching to a halt.
During his hospitalization, Frank received another blow. He had cancer. Frank continued to waste away, […]
LCD Executive Director Linda Peyton was on-hand to celebrate and speak at the launch of the newly named Philadelphia Health Partnership. After 20 years of supporting nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia Region, the formerly known as First Hospital Foundation, the Philadelphia Health Partnership celebrated the launch of their new name and priorities with supporters and […]
A cancer diagnosis is life altering. For Jack, his diagnosis of stage IV cancer in his kidneys, colon and adrenal gland did not just mean he would have to go through treatment. It meant that he had to stop working and would lose his source of income. Now, at 56 years old and grappling with […]
Mayor Jim Kenney announced the launch of the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project, a new set of services for tenants facing eviction. This effort will reduce the number of evictions and provide more resources to tenants in danger of losing their home, helping to prevent homelessness in Philadelphia.
“Evictions hurt families and communities” said Mayor Kenney. “Eviction […]
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An LCD staff attorney provides high quality legal services to low-income people with disabilities in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The staff attorney will primarily staff PhilaKIDS, LCD’s Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. The staff attorney will provide on-site legal services, host community outreach and education events, and assist with […]
