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Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
MLAC Reducing Grants to Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs by 40 Percent
November 23rd, 2008
The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC), the largest funding source for civil legal aid in the Commonwealth, is reducing its general support grants to the 18 legal aid programs it funds by nearly 40 percent, from $22 million last fiscal year to $13.5 million this year. "These are the most extreme cuts we've ever had to make to programs in our 25-year history," says Lonnie Powers, MLAC's executive director. "Some programs are going to lose up to 30 percent of their budgets. This is going to be devastating for low-income people who need legal help with problems threatening their housing, health care and employment." The cuts are required...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-11-23)
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