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.
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants Calls for Increased Civil Legal Aid at Walk to the Hill
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlacSupreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants joined hundreds of attorneys, law students and others last week in calling for increased state funding for civil legal aid to vulnerable low income Massachusetts residents in need at the annual Walk to the Hill at the Massachusetts State House. “The good news is that the legislature […]
Chief Justice Gants, hundreds of attorneys call for increased civil legal aid funding at Walk to the Hill
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlacAdvocates request $29 million to expand access to representation in FY21 Kenda Cluff, a client of South Coastal Counties Legal Services, speaks at Walk to the Hill. Photo Credit: Elbert John Tenants are fighting evictions in the midst of a housing crisis. Veterans are battling war-time injuries and legal issues. And a growing senior population […]
Losing home: With fixed incomes and increasing costs of living, seniors are bearing the physical and emotional brunt of rising rents, including eviction
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacEviction is scary. And even the word itself sounds scary. Eviction. It sounds like a disease, and it does make people sick, sick with anxiety at the very least. Homelessness is a very real possibility. Eviction can happen for a myriad of reasons. Most often the reason is non-payment of rent and it doesn’t have […]
Lt. Gov. Polito announces $3M to fight domestic violence
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacLAWRENCE — For the advocates, attorneys and law enforcement officials gathered at the Northeast Legal Aid office at 50 Island St. Tuesday morning, the murder of a domestic violence victim is an all-too-common occurrence. And Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, in her comments to the people who work in the trenches of domestic violence, sexual assault […]
The Telephone Is A Lifeline For Prison Families. And Calls Are Outrageously Expensive
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacBy Bonita Tenneriello and Elizabeth Matos, Prisoners’ Legal Services Nehemie Sans-Souci, a mother of two, works at an assisted living facility 80 hours a week and also, somehow, manages to study for her nursing degree. Her husband William is incarcerated. While Nehemie visits him as often as she can, much of the time the telephone […]
Leticia Medina-Richman: Local organization provides free legal services to immigrants, refugees
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacLeticia Medina-Richman, Central West Justice Center I was pleased to read Razvan Sibbii’s Jan. 6 column (“The resistance, as organized by immigration lawyers”) calling attention to issues that immigrants are facing at the border, and highlighting what attorneys like Megan Kludt are doing to address this crisis. I commend Kludt for her volunteer work and […]
Chief Justice Gants, Bar Leaders Rally Jan. 30 for Civil Legal Aid Funding
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacAt 21st annual Walk to the Hill, hundreds of attorneys to advocate for $29M for Civil Legal Aid BOSTON (January 23, 2020) – Chief Justice Ralph Gants of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, bar association leaders, and law students will join hundreds of private attorneys from more than 36 law firms at the Massachusetts State […]
MLAC response to Governor’s Budget recommendation
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacBOSTON, January 22, 2020 – Today, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker released his FY2021 budget with a recommendation to fund civil legal aid at $24 million, the same amount of funding it received in FY20. “We are pleased Gov. Baker recognizes the vital role civil legal aid plays in promoting equal access to justice for low-income […]