MLRI Awards
Over the years, MLRI and its advocacy staff have received over 75 honors and awards from local and national organizations for our innovative and effective advocacy and systemic reform initiatives. Below is a list of the recognitions the program and current staff have received in recent years.
| Award | Recipient | Presented By |
| 2011 | ||
| The Dr. Raymond Wheeler /Senator Paul Wellstone Anti-Hunger Advocacy Leadership Award In recognition of her central role in fighting hunger through public policy and steadfast championing of the needs of poor people. |
Pat Baker | Food Research Action Center |
| 2010 | ||
| Paul Winske Access Award For Efforts to Make Health Care Accessible to All in Massachusetts |
Vicky Pulos | Stavros Center for Independent Living |
| 2009 | ||
| Inspiring Leadership Award | Ruth Bourquin | Homes For Families |
| Women of Justice Award | Ruth Bourquin Iris Gomez |
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly with the Women's Bar Association and Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers |
| Kit Clark Award | Pat Baker | Massachusetts Meals on Wheels Association |
| 2008 | ||
| David B. Bryson Award | Judith Liben | National Housing Law Project and Housing Justice Network |
| The Boston Foundation Award | MLRI | The Boston Foundation |
| Union of Minority Neighborhoods Award | Fran Fajana | Union of Minority Neighborhoods |
| Governor's Citation In recognition of outstanding advocacy work |
Fran Fajana | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Commonwealth Workforce Coalition Awards for CORI Focus on Getting Jobs |
MLRI, Fran Fajana, and Ernest Winsor | Commonwealth Workforce Coalition |
| First Supporters Award | MLRI | Boston Workers Alliance |
| 2007 | ||
| Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants | Annette Duke | Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants |
| Deignan Intergenerational Service Award | Pat Baker | Intergenerational Urban Institute at Worcester State College |
| Daniel Levy Award | Iris Gomez | National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild |
| 35th Anniversary Award | Ernest Winsor | Mass. Correctional Legal Services |
| Give Liberty A Hand Award | Iris Gomez | MIRA Coalition |
| 2005 | ||
| 1st Annual Spirit of Stonewall Award | Neil Cronin | AIDS Action Committee |
| Boston City Council Resolution for CORI Work | MLRI and Ernest Winsor | Boston City Council Resolution for CORI Work |
| Annual Dinner Award | Ernest Winsor | Union of Minority Neighborhoods |
| Dr. Joseph A. Brenner Award | Allan Rodgers | Community Legal Services and Counseling Center |
| American Immigration Lawyers’ Association Jack Wasserman Award For Excellence in Immigration Law Litigation |
Iris Gomez | American Immigration Lawyers’ Association Jack Wasserman Award |
| Annual Dinner Award | Judith Liben | National Lawyers’ Guild, Mass. Chapter |