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Excerpt. . .Deborah HarrisMassachusetts Law Reform Institute(617) 357-0700December 2000Families in Massachusetts began to reach the state?s 24-month welfare timelimit in December 1998. The Department of Transitional Assistance has released areport on the first welfare recipients to be terminated…

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A description of what advocates should look for in assessing a mental health crisis intervention systemELEMENTS OF A GOOD MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION SYSTEMPrepared for NAPAS byCenter for Public RepresentationNorthampton, MassachusettsQ:What are the basic elements of a crisis intervention…

Discusses deceptive practices related to home repairs, your rights, and where to get help.Many low-income elderly homeowners are targeted by scam artists who use high pressure tacticsto sell unneeded and overpriced contracts for "home improvements."Often these scam artists charge more than their…

A chart with examples of the non-racist to anti-racist spectrum.

Explore timeline and resources on housing policies that created housing segregation.   Racial discrimination was once an explicit part of housing laws, regulations, and practices, creating unequal access to opportunity. While the laws have changed, the impact of decades of…

From the document: This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work. These resources have been ordered in an attempt to make them more accessible. We will continue…

Visit the MassLegalServices.org YouTube Channel to access the Interpreter Ethics and Skill Building Playlist to access Vancouver Community College's videos on interpreter ethics and other videos about professional interpreting.  Vancouver Community College put together eight videos that…

This paper addresses questions about the validity of a guardianship order from another jurisdiction. It is not unusual for people with disabilities who have guardians to be sent to another state to obtain specialized services. INTERSTATE GUARDIANSHIPS Prepared for NAPAS by Center for Public…

INFORMATION MARRIED COUPLES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND COVERAGE OF NURSING HOME CARE The Spousal Impoverishment Law Due to the high cost of nursing home care, and the limitations of the Medicare and long term care insurance, the Medical Assistance program (Medicaid) often becomes…

In 1997, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute issued a wake-up call to housing authorities across the state with a video documenting a long line of people — women and men, most with children; people with disabilities; people in wheelchairs; young and old — all waiting to apply for a Section 8…

The materials are assembled for Duke Law Students working in the AIDS Legal Project, as well as the general public

SSA rulemaking activity is now part of a larger government regulation website. To get to the SSA material, select Social Security Administration in the Agency list and click Submit.

The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) is a collaborative effort of three nationally respected organizations that have pioneered innovative civil and criminal justice responses to domestic violence. Minnesota Program Development, Inc., better known as the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention…

DCF's Quarterly Reports contain, but are not limited to, the following information: Consumer counts Consumer demographics and information Age, sex, race, hispanic origin, primary language, location  Service plan goal Continuous time in care Consumers in…

The Language Project serves three purposes. First, through a series of powerful pieces by and about people with intimate experience with incarceration, we show the human impact of the words we choose. Second, our guide, “What Words We Use — and Avoid — When Covering People and Incarceration,” makes…

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Independent Living Centers are typically non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. Their goal is to assist individuals with disabilities to achieve their maximum…

The HUD Fair Housing Planning Guide is the definitive handbook on fair housing planning and conducting an Analysis of Impediments to fair housing choice. Issued in 1996, but has not been updated and is still used.