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.
Racial Equity Panel Uses First Hearing to Build To-Do List
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlacA diverse stream of lawmakers, activists and community leaders produced a lengthy list of racial equity proposals on Monday, kicking off one of the Legislature’s most daunting undertakings to date: confronting centuries of structural racism ingrained in nearly every facet of public life…Warning that “mass incarceration is perhaps the most pointed example of structural racism […]
DLC Finds Abuse & Neglect in Death of Woman Discharged from Middleborough Hospital and Left on Boston Streets
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacWatchdog group cites failure of the DMH to order adequate corrective action The Disability Law Center (DLC) issues a major Death Investigation Report today (June 8) announcing the results of its investigation into the tragic death of CaSonya King, a Northbridge area woman and former information and data professional. CaSonya King died at the age […]
Seventy years of fighting for justice in Western Massachusetts
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacAn op-ed by Jonathan Mannina, Executive Director of Community Legal Aid. …As Community Legal Aid celebrates its 70th anniversary, I am deeply grateful to the individuals who so many years ago had the foresight to take action to help us live up to the American ideal of justice for all. Their actions helped hundreds of […]
New website helps Massachusetts residents access more federal funding
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacThe Shah Family Foundation, in partnership with Children’s HealthWatch, Greater Boston Legal Services, Massachusetts Association for Community Action, and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, today launched a new centralized website called FindYourFunds.org to help Massachusetts residents access available federal funding. There are a number of new and expanded federal programs designed to provide direct cash […]
Thousands in Mass. Waited Months for Unemployment Checks During Pandemic
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacSince the coronavirus pandemic began, NBC10 Boston has heard from dozens of viewers struggling with Massachusetts’ unemployment system…Community Legal Aid filed a lawsuit against the DUA last year, claiming the agency was breaking the law by not paying people their benefits in a timely manner. “You can understand that when the pandemic started, DUA, like […]
At the core of CLA’s mission is belief in equal justice for all
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacAn op-ed by Rachel Shannon Brown, senior supervising attorney of the Elder Unit and Disability Benefits Project at Community Legal Aid, Worcester. …CLA works to assure fairness for all in the justice system, protecting homes, livelihoods, health and families. This Older Americans Month and National Elder Law Month, we ask that you look out for your […]
Interrupted Schooling Meant A Pause In Discipline. For Some Students, That Was A Relief
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlac…The pause in school, forced by pandemic health restrictions, also meant a pause in discipline — and a sometimes painful cycle of discomfort, mistrust and recurrent misbehavior…The state hasn’t yet published its latest report on school discipline. But Liza Hirsch, a senior attorney at Massachusetts Advocates for Children, thinks she knows to what expect: “a […]
Doing our part to stop Asian hate
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current, Uncategorized /by mlacAn op-ed in The Greenfield Recorder by Nghia Trinh, staff attorney for the Harry H. Dow Asian Outreach & Advocacy Project of Community Legal Aid. Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is observed annually in the month of May to celebrate the culture and diversity of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. […]