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More on how civil legal aid can lower incidences of domestic violence

April 29, 2014 By EqualJusticeMA

In response to the Jared Remy case, there has been much discussion about how to reduce incidences of domestic violence. As we discuss ways to deal with the issue, we should keep in mind the value of civil legal aid. Lonnie Powers, the … [Read more...]

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Civil legal aid is potent weapon in war on poverty

April 7, 2014 By debsilva

Richard Zorza has another great post up on his "Access to Justice" blog calling attention to the Public Welfare Foundation's attempts to show how civil legal aid helps people climb out of poverty. In it, he gives a shout out to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil legal aid, domestic--violence, public welfare foundation

Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs

January 26, 2011 By kgilnack

Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: autism, beacon-hill, blind, budget, children-and-families, deaf, deval-patrick, disability, domestic--violence, education, elders, homelessness, human-service-providers, human-services, innovation, intellectual-disabilities, jobs, legislation, massachusetts, mental-retardation, nonprofit, politics, poverty, providers-council, social-enterprise, workforce

Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts

January 25, 2011 By kgilnack

2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]

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March 23-25th: HEAL Boston Conference: Health, Education, Arts, Liberation

March 19, 2007 By vdayjp

Help us HEAL Boston and Raise $20,000 to donate to local Domestic Violence SheltersHEAL Boston: Health, Education, Arts, LiberationV-Day Boston 2007 ConferenceFriday, March 23rd: Vulvapalooza Benefit ConcertLocation: Spontaneous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arts, community, domestic--violence, events, fund-raisers, music, social-justice

Violence against women: Where was Healey?

November 3, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

The always-excellent David Bernstein has a hard-hitting post at Adam's Phoenix blog. After going through a litany of recent murders of women, all domestic:Hey, I’m just getting warmed up -- I know of 31 women murdered in Massachusetts this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, domestic--violence, healey, phoenix

Example of how fair & unbiased the Herald is (not very)

October 31, 2006 By janet444

While taking a look at the Herald's full endorsement of Healey, I found this example of how fair and unbiased the Herald's journalism is:http://news.bostonhe...I gave it, and the endorsement, one star. I was glad to see the endorsement had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: domestic--violence, healey, herald, massachusetts

Jane Doe Inc.’s Statement on the Gubernatorial Race

October 24, 2006 By indy

First the why.  Jane Doe has a history of speaking out when we believe an advertisement for a product or service is offensive, hurtful or exploitive to victims and survivors of violence or is an unfair representation of the dynamics of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: domestic--violence, governors-race, massachusetts, sexual-assault

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