MLPB at the Camden Coalition’s Putting Care at the Center Conference
Earlier this month, MLPB’s Law & Policy Director and Partnership & Project Manager traveled to Pittsburgh to attend the Camden Coalition’s Annual Conference Putting Care at the Center and present at a poster session.
Jeannine Casselman and Jeff Gilbert highlighted some of MLPB’s work on a poster titled Incorporating Legal Problem-Solving Into Complex Care Management.
It was great to connect with folks interested in social and legal care from around the country.
MLPB Launches New Partnership with Metro Housing|Boston
Metro Housing|Boston (MHB) mobilizes wide-ranging resources to provide innovative and personalized services that lead families and individuals to housing stability, economic security, and an improved quality of life.
HomeBASE is a program of the MA Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) designed to reduce the need for shelters and motels. The goal is to assist families who are facing homelessness to find alternative solutions to entering shelter and/or motels. Program services include assessment, housing search, placement, and case management for families.
MLPB Welcomes Intern Liliana Fernandez
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In her own words, here are Liliana’s goals for her time with MLPB:
I am currently a senior at Boston University majoring in health science on the pre-law track. I am very excited to intern with MLPB this fall semester and improve my skills in legal research and client advocacy, as well as learn how collaborative problem-solving may lead to more equitable solutions for communities.
LIHEAP is Open for Applications
MA
In Massachusetts, the winter moratorium for people who have filed financial hardship forms with their utility company begins on November 15. Households with members enrolled in MassHealth or SNAP will be automatically enrolled in gas and electric bill discounts.
RI
In Rhode Island, the winter moratorium begins on November 1 and covers protected status customers. Learn more about eligibility, the application process, and other resources.
Federal
During the winter, some states have moratoriums on utility terminations for certain customers — start dates and eligibility criteria vary from state to state.
Check with the LIHEAP Clearinghouse to see if your state has a winter moratorium.
MLPB envisions a society where information about legal rights and systems is widely accessible and used to help people to thrive. To realize this vision, MLPB’s mission is to create access to legal knowledge for health and social service sectors and empowers those communities to use legal problem-solving to improve wellbeing. Through legal education, workforce support and social care program design, MLPB impacts systems, care professionals, and the individuals they serve.
MLPB is a fiscally sponsored organization of TSNE.
Information contained in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship.
