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.
Gov. Baker Approves $29M for Civil Legal Aid Funding
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlac$5M increase boosts aid for people harmed in COVID’s wake Governor Charlie Baker has signed the FY21 Budget of the Commonwealth, allocating $29 million for civil legal aid through the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation – a $5 million increase over the prior fiscal year. “I applaud and thank Governor Baker for recognizing the urgent need […]
MLAC applauds Budget allocating $29M for Civil Legal Aid
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacHouse and Senate approve FY21 budget, recognizing need for greater access to legal protection BOSTON, December 7, 2020 — In voting to approve a compromise budget for Fiscal Year 2021, the Massachusetts House and Senate have included $29 million to fund civil legal aid through the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation 0321-1600 – a $5 million […]
State instructs Boston, Worcester, and Springfield to open classrooms for special education students
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacMassachusetts education officials are intervening in an increasingly tense debate between parents of students with disabilities and school leaders in Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, ordering officials in those cities to reopen classrooms as quickly as possible. State officials instructed local leaders to provide comprehensive information on whether students with disabilities are accessing education in their […]
Evicted Families Face Long Waits, Emergency Placements Far From Home
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlac…As COVID-19 drives up the need for emergency housing, advocates fear many more families will have to be placed farther away from the lifelines of their home communities. The state has to piece together priority placements and available housing, so it’s a bit like a “jigsaw puzzle,” said Andrea Park, attorney with the Massachusetts Law […]
State budget raises welfare grants for poor families
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacBy Shira Schoenberg Poor families and older adults getting cash assistance from the state are likely to see a boost in their payments this January – a boon to struggling families from a program that has not increased payments in decades. The budget deal that emerged from a conference committee Thursday and sailed through both […]
MLAC Statement on Confirmation of Kimberly Budd as SJC Chief Justice
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacThe Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation applauds the confirmation of Kimberly S. Budd as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Justice Budd brings extraordinary credentials, judicial experience, and legal intellect to the position. In her four years on the SJC and seven years on the Superior Court before that, she has shown herself to […]
Prisoners’ Legal Services and other advocates honored with BBA President’s Award
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacMLAC praises Senate Ways and Means for recommending $29M for Civil Legal Aid
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Current /by mlacIn wake of COVID, demand for legal aid surges Today the Senate Ways and Means Committee presented its Fiscal Year 2021 budget, including $29 million to fund civil legal aid through the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation 0321-1600 – a $5 million increase over FY 20. “This funding increase is vital, and we thank Senate President […]