Law Overviews & Guides
Comprehensive guides and overviews of legal topics intended for advocates; in general, do NOT code simple fact sheets or client education materials with this term.
04/01/2004
Mazin A. Sbaiti
The Note advocates for SSA to institute safeguards to protect MIDAA claimants whose cases present meritorious disabilities, from the risk of being erroneously deprived of benefits due to procedu Read More
12/01/2011
MLRI
An Advocate's Guide to the Massachusetts Welfare Rules for Families
By Deborah Harris, Ruth Bourquin, Patricia Baker, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, December 2011 Edition
As described by M Read More
02/01/2012
MLRI
An Advocate's Guide to the Food Stamp/ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in MassachusettsBy Patricia Baker, Laura Gallant, Deborah Harris, Rochelle Hahn and Helene Newberg, Massachusetts L Read More
02/01/2012
Shelter Legal Services, SCCLS, et al
Materials from the February 1, 2012 veterans' benefits training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series.Faculty BiosPowerpoint SlidesFederal Veterans' Benefits Overv Read More
02/01/2012
MLRI
Materials from the February 1, 2012 Food Stamps/ SNAP training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training series.Food Stamps/ SNAP 101 (printout of slides)Food Stamps/ SNAP House Read More
01/18/2012
MLRI, GBLS, MWLS, NLS, SCCLS
Materials from the January 18, 2012 cash assistance training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series.Faculty BiosQuick Reference for Benefits AdvocacyEligibility & Month Read More
01/01/2012
Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood and Special Needs, MA DPH
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11/28/2011
Vicky Pulos, MLRI
This memo by MLRI describes MassHealth's new system for storing and retrieving eligibility documents electronically & offers some practical tips for using the new system & how it may help Read More
12/01/2011
GBLS, NLS
Materials from the December 1, 2011 Income Maximinzation for the Working Poor training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training series.Advocating for the Working Poor: Maximiz Read More
