FISCAL YEAR 2021 

Some of the most prominent representatives of the Massachusetts legal community are joining together again this year to urge Governor Baker and the legislature to increase funding for the civil legal aid line item in the Commonwealth’s FY21 budget. View letters from the FY21 campaign below.

General Counsel Letter

General counsel from dozens of the leading corporations and institutions doing business in Massachusetts delivered a letter to Governor Baker and members of the Legislature asking them to support civil legal aid with an increase in the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation line item.

View the FY21 letter [PDF]

Law School Deans Letter

Massachusetts law school deans delivered letters to Governor Baker and members of the Legislature, explaining that an increase in civil legal aid funding is necessary to improve access to justice in the Commonwealth.

View the FY21 Deans Letter [PDF]

Managing Partners Letter

Leaders of the private law firms across the state have delivered a letter to Governor Baker, urging him to include a funding increase for civil legal aid in his FY21 budget.

View the FY21 Managing Partners Letter [PDF]

Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Board of Directors Letter

The members of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation urged Governor Baker to include $29 million for civil legal aid in the FY21 budget through the MLAC line item.

View the FY21 MLAC Board of Directors Letter [PDF]

Campaign Support

Civil legal aid has broad support from the legal, business, and nonprofit communities in Massachusetts.  Click the link below to view the list of community organizations that have endorsed MLAC’s budget request.

• Social Services Endorsement List