Community organizations from across Massachusetts have signed on to the following statement of support for the EJC’s FY21 campaign for civil legal aid funding. Click the button below if your organization would like to endorse our campaign.
Statement of Support
We endorse the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation’s FY21 budget request for $29 million in state funding (line item 0321-1600) to provide critical civil legal aid in our communities. As an organization dedicated to serving low-income residents and building stronger, healthier communities, we recognize the pivotal role civil legal aid plays in helping residents across the Commonwealth maintain safe, stable and healthy lives. The free legal advice and representation provided by civil legal aid organizations to low-income individuals and families facing legal issues arising from poverty – including homelessness, domestic violence, lack of access to public benefits and health inequity – are essential to achieving equal justice for all in Massachusetts..
Check back soon for a list of organizations that have endorsed the FY21 campaign!
FY20 Campaign endorsements:
Arise for Social Justice
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Boston Center for Independent Living
Boston Tenant Coalition
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee
Catholic Social Services of Fall River
Citizens for Citizens, Inc.
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands
Community Teamwork
Girls Incorporated of Lynn
Gregg Neighborhood House Association, Inc.
Health Law Advocates
Homes for Families
International Institute of New England
Jane Doe Inc.
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
Lynn Community Health Center
Lynn Economic Opportunity, Inc.
Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP)
Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
Massachusetts Senior Action Council
MIRA Coalition
My Brother’s Table
Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts
On the Rise, Inc.
Pine Street Inn
Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
Project Hope
Raw Art Works
Rosie’s Place
The Second Step
Springfield Partners for Community Action, Inc.
Strategies for Youth
Transition House
Victim Rights Law Center
Worcester Community Action Council
News
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