About MLAC
The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) was established by the Commonwealth in 1983 to ensure that low-income people with critical non-criminal legal problems would have access to legal information, advice and representation.
MLAC is the largest funding source for civil legal aid programs in Massachusetts.
COVID Eviction Legal Help Project Extended Through December
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacState provides additional recourses to eligible low-income tenants and landlords BOSTON, May 5 — The COVID Eviction Legal Help Project (CELHP) has been extended for six months to provide continued support to at-risk, low-income tenants and landlords during the pandemic. Managed by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, CELHP is part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Eviction […]
Return to school could jeopardize jobless benefits
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacA federal law has allowed parents who couldn’t work during the pandemic, because they had to stay home with children in remote learning, to collect pandemic unemployment assistance benefits. But with most Massachusetts school districts reopening this week for full-time, in-person instruction, those who’ve been claiming those benefits could soon lose them. . . . […]
While most Boston schools remained closed, McKinley opened its doors. Yet almost no one came
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacOn a frigid late winter afternoon, three lone students exited the William McKinley Preparatory High School at the end of the school day. Each climbed into one of three waiting yellow school buses — which he occupied entirely on his own. The low attendance rates, which have shown only marginal signs of improving in April’s […]
House Budget Generates Mix of Reactions
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlacBudget season is underway on Beacon Hill — House lawmakers and aides are churning out amendments and preparing for debate later this month, reporters are scouring the House’s fiscal year 2022 proposal (H 4000) for the newsy nuggets not highlighted by budget writers, and advocacy groups are making their thoughts known and hoping to shape […]
MLAC Praises $6M increase for civil legal aid in House Ways & Means Budget
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacImpact of pandemic on low-income people heightens urgency of civil legal aid BOSTON, April 14, 2021 – Today, the House Ways and Means Committee presented its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, including $35 million to fund civil legal aid through the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, line item 0321-1600. That is a $6 million increase over FY21. […]
‘My anxiety was through the roof.’ Eviction threats heightened during COVID-19
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacIt seemed like the world was crashing down on Antonia Arman. She was out of work, as was her mother who lives with her. Also living in their apartment are Arman’s sons, one of whom is 23 and the other 10. To make matters worse, Arman, 51, and her mother each contracted COVID-19. It all […]
Supreme Judicial Court Appoints New Co-Chairs For Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlacBOSTON, MA — The Supreme Judicial Court today announced the appointment of three new co-chairs to lead the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission: the Honorable Serge Georges, Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court; Marijane Benner Browne, Esq.; and Laura W. Gal, Esq. They will take office on June 30, 2021, succeeding current co-chair […]
MLAC Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence and Discrimination
/in Blog, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacIn the past year, violence against members of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community has moved from the shadows into the public spotlight. In the past weeks, the brutal murders of Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan, and Dayou Feng in Atlanta underscore that this violence has intensified; […]