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MassLegalServices offers resources and information about legal issues facing lower income Massachusetts residents to legal services advocates and social services professionals. If you are not a lawyer or legal advocate, you will probably find MassLegalHelp more useful.

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Recent Library Content

Trauma-Informed Lawyering in the Age of COVID-19
10/01/2020 - National Crime Victim Law Institute
See the attached PDF.
Glynn v. Kershaw
09/30/2020 - MLRI
Lawsuit challenging DTA's policy and practice of penalizing SNAP beneficiaries who use their benefits out of state.
Sample 209A Memos
09/29/2020 - Various
Below are sample memos that may be useful in 209A hearing.
July 23 MTF Announcement: 1. MassHealth Buy In & 2. Telephonic authorizations
07/23/2020 - MassHealth
This is an MTF announcement dated July 23, 2020 about two policy updates: 1. Correcting a system error affecting the Jan 1, 2020 expansion... Read more
Social and Emotional Learning in MA
08/03/2020 - MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
DESE webpage on social emotional learning.  Includes guidance from 8/3/2020, Creating Positive Learning Environments: Recommendations and... Read more

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