On April 1, MLRI & CHLPI hosted a symposium on Medicaid & Reentry. MLRI's Isabel Wanner led a panel on involving people with lived experience & community-based orgs in planning for & implementing these Medicaid programs.

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'Programs that could help keep Massachusetts children out of foster care are struggling for money'
By Jason Laughlin, The Boston Globe

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April is Language Access month!

Join the @mass_speaks coalition and urge your legislators to make the Language Access and Inclusion Act a priority in Massachusetts. Learn more by following and supporting @mass_speaks.

MassLegalHelp has a new look - check it out! Our website helps over 1 million people each year in #Massachusetts learn about their legal rights.

We are run by a team at Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and funded by MA Legal Assistance. To learn more, visit masslegalhelp.org.

Faith leaders have come out in support of Access to Counsel.

Join them and tell your legislator to support access to a lawyer. It’s a moral issue, and it’s time.

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We're thrilled that four MLRI staff members have been chosen for @ShriverCenter's 2024 #RacialJusticeInstitute ! RJI grounds advocates in a commitment to race equity as an integral & essential part of anti-poverty advocacy. ⁠
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Thank you Boston Globe Opinion for supporting funding for the Family Preservation Project.

The project served 110 families last fiscal year and only 2 children were removed from their homes. Those results could be expanded with additional funding!

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Recordings from the Health and Reentry Symposium are now available! Watch Vicki Wachino's keynote, panel discussions, & download pre-symposium webinar slides presented by our students! Thank you to our incredible partners & speakers! Photos: Martha Stewart. Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

MLRI's Virginia Benzan, spoke to Tiziana Dearing on Radio Boston this week about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

The wind down of ACP will affect hundreds of thousands of MA families - Congress needs to act now and extend the program.

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Want to learn about key benefit programs that can help older adults meet their basic needs? ⁠
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Join experts from MLRI, SCCLS Legal Services, Community Legal Aid, Greater Boston Legal Services, DLC, & Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs for a training on April 30. ⁠
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With a federal subsidy ending, nearly 370,000 Mass. households at risk of losing internet access trib.al/L0MmPLj

On April 10, 2024, the House Committee on Ways and Means released its FY25 budget proposal.  MLRI offers this preliminary analysis of selected budget topics affecting low-income residents of the Commonwealth.

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Millions of households could be forced offline in 3 weeks if Congress doesn’t take action to #RenewACP .

These households need the Affordable Connectivity Program to close the #DigitalDivide . Congress must quickly approve additional funding for the #ACP . #DontDisconnectUS

Imagine a MA where no family goes hungry, where every child has access to nourishing food, & where hunger is a thing of the past. The #MakeHungerHistoryMA Coalition is an ambitious statewide initiative to end hunger in the Commonwealth. Join us at: MakeHungerHistoryMA.org

Check out our 2 recent articles on New and Used Car Lemon Laws by Northeast Legal Aid 🚗🚗
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Thank you Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries for including them as sources!

Today marks a historic milestone in our fight against hunger in Massachusetts!

MLRI is proud to be part of the Make Hunger History coalition, uniting diverse voices to end food insecurity. Together, let's make history! #MakeHungerHistoryMA #EndHunger makehungerhistoryma.org

📺 MLRI Housing Attorney Mark Martinez was featured in a WWLP-22News report on the housing bond bill.⁠

🏘️“No one is doing well, no one is comfortable with the costs of housing.”⁠ ⁠

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TY Gladys La Colaborativa for powerful speech at State House 3/28. Deep bow to Tony Cabral Rep Judith García Sal DiDomenico fighting for basic food assistance for legally present immigrants - essential workers and families in MA. Massachusetts Law Reform Institute MA Legal Assistance Field First