‘Tip of the spear.’ As customers beg for clean water, is a crisis looming in Appalachia?
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APPALRED LEGAL AID HELPS CLIENTS WITH PROBLEMS IN MANY LEGAL AREAS
AppalReD Legal Aid provides free legal help in civil matters to low-income and vulnerable people in 37 counties in eastern and south central Kentucky. AppalReD Legal Aid is well-known for its family law work including protective orders, divorce...
Goodwill, community partners host expungement clinic
By JANIE SLAVEN Commonwealth Journal Nov 9, 2018 Janie Slaven | CJ Several community agencies, such as AppalRED shown above, were on hand to help 25 individuals learn about the expungement (legal record clearing) process ...
APPALRED HELPS WITH MANY KINDS OF LEGAL PROBLEMS
YOU KNOW APPALRED LEGAL AID HELPS WITH FAMILY LAW CASES LIKE PROTECTIVE ORDERS, DIVORCES, AND CUSTODYDID YOU KNOW WE ALSO HELP WITH:PUBLIC BENEFITSK-TAP problems like denial of benefits, work requirement issues, sanctions, and loss of benefitsSNAP (F...
PSC approves Ky Power, Community Action effort to help more customers in need
ASHLAND, Ky. – The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued an order Tuesday approving Kentucky Power’s plan to help more families in need with their bills this winter. The PSC approved a joint proposal filed in September by Kentucky Power and Comm...
Eric C. Conn hearings put on hold for 60 days
(WYMT) - The Social Security Administration suspended the ongoing re-determination hearings for former clients of Eric C. Conn. The hearings are put on hold for 60 days so that clients have a chance to recover files that were recently removed fro...
AppalReD Legal Aid Hosts Pro Bono Recognition Events
AppalReD Legal Aid and its pro bono program, also known as Volunteer Lawyers for Appalachian Kentucky, are hosting two luncheons this month, one in Somerset and one in Prestonsburg, to recognize the legal work done by private attorneys throughout its...
Don’t re-victimize Eric Conn’s clients. Social Security should allow time for them to get their records.
By Herald-Leader editorial board September 26, 2018 07:02 AM The Social Security Administration was slow to halt corruption within its own ranks, but has been eager to penalize Kentuckians who were victimized by their crooked, n...
APPALRED LEGAL AID ENCOURAGES FORMER CLIENTS OF ERIC C. CONN TO SEEK REPRESENTATION
Hearings continue in the review of Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) cases of clients formerly represented by attorney Eric C. Conn. The outcome of these hearings will seriously impact Mr. Conn’s former cl...
Eastern Kentucky health stats are gloomy. Why are these ‘bright spots’ doing better?
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com July 24, 2018 07:20 AM Whitley City The public library in McCreary County has books, of course, and reading programs for young people and computers for people to access the internet. But it also p...