MLRI Basic Public Benefits Advocacy Trainings

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) and Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) present a series of 11 trainings for legal advocates, and for social, health and community services providers who assist low and moderate-income individuals and families.

• Registration must be done through MCLE (not MLRI). Registration information below.
• Tuition for legal services staff; social, health and community service providers; and non-lawyer advocates: $25 per person per session. All Others: $95 per person per session.

Note

When registering on the MCLE website, be sure to select your program fee “Category” in the drop down menu. Click “Update” for adjusted course fee.

Training Location

MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston (Downtown Crossing)

2017

• Assisting Families Experiencing Homelessness: Emergency Assistance Shelter & Benefits
  Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 9:30am - 2:30pm
• SSI & SSDI Basics
  Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 9:30am - 4:00pm
• New Developments in TAFDC, Massachusetts’ Cash Assistance Program for Families
  Thursday, December 14, 2017, 9:30am - 4:00pm

2018

• State and Federal Veterans Benefits
  Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 9:30am - 2:30pm
• Food Stamps/SNAP Nutrition Benefits: Advocacy 101
  Thursday, January 25, 2018, 9:30am - 12:15pm
• Tenants' Rights in Massachusetts
  Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 9:30am - 3:30pm
• Health Care Access Programs
  Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 9:30am - 4:00pm
• Income Maximization for the Working Poor (Families and Individuals)
  Tuesday, Februrary 20, 2018, 9:15am - 1:15pm
• Immigrants and Public Benefits
  Thursday, March 8, 2018, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
• CORI: Basics of the Law for Community Providers and Legal Aid Advocates
  Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 9:30am -12:15pm
• Unemployment Insurance: Helping Out-of-Work Clients Navigate the Unemployment System
  Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 1:00 - 4:30pm
  * Tuition for Non-Legal Services Attorneys signing up for a Volunteer Lawyers Project’s UI Case: $25
• Elder Benefits Programs
  Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 9:30am - 4:00pm

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