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MassLegalServic

  1. New information on replacing SNAP benefits lost due to household misfortune such as food spoilage bit.ly/usJPNh
  2. New CORI laws in effect in Mass. See the CORI FAQ - Know Your Rights bit.ly/JtOWBe
  3. Consumer Rights for Domestic Violence Victims in Massachusetts; NCLC's guide for individuals and advocates. bit.ly/jGGtua
  4. MLRI Analysis of Mass. House Ways & Means FY2013 Budget now available bit.ly/HEittW
  5. 2012 edition of MLRI's comprehensive MassHealth Advocacy Guide is now available. Free download from the MLS website bit.ly/Is2nB4
  6. Great resources from LawNY to improve access to justice by creating legal information & forms in "plain language" bit.ly/GRFTZT
  7. Register for April 4 Health Care Access training for Massachusetts legal advocates, social workers and providers. bit.ly/GIjxwT
  8. Register now for March 20 CORI Basics training for Mass. legal aid and commuinity service providers bit.ly/xMGN02
  9. Mass. unemployment primer -- q & a in English and Spanish bit.ly/x6QfpI
  10. Massachusetts Veterans' Services Benefits -- updated MLRI pamphlet now available. bit.ly/xuPJB8
  11. MLRI 's analysis of selected homelessness, cash, food, health & child welfare items in MA Gov's proposed FY13 budget. bit.ly/AamwOd
  12. Two great MLRI/MCLE trainings coming up on Feb 1 (Mass.). SNAP Food Stamps and State and Federal Veterans Benefits bit.ly/wLEf9s
  13. Brand new index to children's law issues for legal advocates in Massachusetts. bit.ly/w8Imt8
  14. Training for advocates who want to learn about the two main cash assistance programs in Massachusetts: TAFDC and EAEDC bit.ly/zGnUFs
  15. School meal access issues in Massachusetts -- help make sure that kids get the meals they are entitled to bit.ly/uj3WFs
  16. Mass. SNAP recipients who lost food in the recent storm now have until Nov. 18 to request replacement benefits bit.ly/usJPNh
  17. Planning for Life After Special Education in Massachusetts: A Transition Services Online Manual bit.ly/vR1vYg
  18. Updated Unemployment Insurance Advocacy Guide (Massachusetts) now available. bit.ly/oTkH8y
  19. MLRI Briefing Paper -- Protect Vital Safety Net Programs bit.ly/q13kSf
  20. SNAP COLA went into effect Oct. 1. See the updated SNAP benefits calculator on MassLegalServices.org bit.ly/a07KAJ