Mass. Law Reform Institute
and Mass. Continuing Legal Education
present the
2011-2012
BASIC PUBLIC BENEFITS
ADVOCACY TRAINING SERIES
A series of 11 trainings at MCLE in Boston for legal, social and health services, and community advocates who assist low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
Click on the session links below to go to the MCLE web pages for information and registration. Registration must be done through MCLE (not MLRI).
Location: MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston (Downtown Crossing)
- Tuition for Legal Services Staff, Social Services/Health Services/Community and Non-Lawyer Advocates: $25 per person per session
- For Representing Unemployed Workers Training Only: Tuition for Attorneys signing up for Volunteer Lawyers Project’s Unemployment Insurance Panel: $25
- Tuition for All Others: $95 per person per session
- Representing Unemployed Workers at Unemployment Insurance Hearings
Thursday, September 15, 2011, 1:00 - 4:30 pm - Assisting Families Experiencing Homelessness: Emergency Assistance Shelter & Benefits
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm - SSI & SSDI Basics
Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm - Income Maximization for the Working Poor (Families and Individuals)
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 9:15 am - 1:15 pm - Cash Assistance for Massachusetts Families & Individuals: TAFDC and EAEDC
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm - Food Stamps/SNAP
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 9:30 am - 12:15 pm - State and Federal Veterans Benefits
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 1:15 pm - 4:00 pm - Elder Benefits Programs
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm - Immigrants & Public Benefits
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm - CORI: Basics of the New Law
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 9:30 am - 12:15 pm - Health Care Access Programs
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
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