Community Legal Aid (MA)
@communitylegalma.bsky.social
Non-profit legal services organization providing high-quality FREE civil legal aid to low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts. COMMUNITYLEGAL.ORG
You may have seen news today that several judges have issued rulings requiring the federal gov. continue issuing SNAP benefits. Unfortunately, whether or not these decisions hold or continue to be argued in the courts, there will still be a delay in Nov. benefits. This info sheet remains accurate.
Have questions about what a November 2025 SNAP benefit delay might mean for you? Community Legal Aid and Central West Justice Center have compiled some information and resources for SNAP beneficiaries effected by the delay.
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You may have seen news today that several judges have issued rulings requiring the federal gov. continue issuing SNAP benefits. Unfortunately, whether or not these decisions hold or continue to be argued in the courts, there will still be a delay in Nov. benefits. This info sheet remains accurate.
CLA's new Fitchburg office, Pro Bono Month, and more! Your October 2025 edition of Justice Matters is out now!
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Community Legal Aid News, October 2025🎃📰
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October 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
CLA's new Fitchburg office, Pro Bono Month, and more! Your October 2025 edition of Justice Matters is out now!
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Have questions about what a November 2025 SNAP benefit delay might mean for you? Community Legal Aid and Central West Justice Center have compiled some information and resources for SNAP beneficiaries effected by the delay.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Have questions about what a November 2025 SNAP benefit delay might mean for you? Community Legal Aid and Central West Justice Center have compiled some information and resources for SNAP beneficiaries effected by the delay.
CLA Attorneys recognized for their work, getting ready to celebrate Pro Bono Month, upcoming events, and MORE! Get your latest CLA news here: icont.ac/5185T
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
CLA Attorneys recognized for their work, getting ready to celebrate Pro Bono Month, upcoming events, and MORE! Get your latest CLA news here: icont.ac/5185T
A new #MA law that took effect this May makes some tenants eligible to ask the court to seal their eviction cases.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A new #MA law that took effect this May makes some tenants eligible to ask the court to seal their eviction cases.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
📰 Read all about it! The June 2025 edition of Justice Matters, your Community Legal Aid Newsletter, is out now. icont.ac/514jg
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
📰 Read all about it! The June 2025 edition of Justice Matters, your Community Legal Aid Newsletter, is out now. icont.ac/514jg
CLA thanks everyone who donated and who shared our messages during Justice in June 2025.
Forgot to give during this year's Justice in June? No worries! Make a gift before the end of the day today to have it count towards Justice in June 2025!
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Forgot to give during this year's Justice in June? No worries! Make a gift before the end of the day today to have it count towards Justice in June 2025!
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June 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
CLA thanks everyone who donated and who shared our messages during Justice in June 2025.
Forgot to give during this year's Justice in June? No worries! Make a gift before the end of the day today to have it count towards Justice in June 2025!
p2p.onecause.com/justiceinjune
Forgot to give during this year's Justice in June? No worries! Make a gift before the end of the day today to have it count towards Justice in June 2025!
p2p.onecause.com/justiceinjune
“Celebrating #FamilyUnificationMonth means honoring parents and their communities who fight tirelessly every day to keep their families intact.” – Kayla Baillargeon, CLA Parent Advocate
#MetroWestDailyNews
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#MetroWestDailyNews
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#DailyHampshireGazette
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June 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Celebrating #FamilyUnificationMonth means honoring parents and their communities who fight tirelessly every day to keep their families intact.” – Kayla Baillargeon, CLA Parent Advocate
#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...
#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
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This #FamilyUnificationMonth, read Community Legal Aid Parent Advocate Kaela Baillargeon's personal story of family separation and reunification, and learn about the resources available to families who are involved with DCF for poverty-related reasons.
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My Turn: Keeping families intact takes advocacy, resources - Community Legal Aid
Last year, I joined local non-profit Community Legal Aid as a parent advocate for the organization’s Family Preservation Project, an…
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June 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This #FamilyUnificationMonth, read Community Legal Aid Parent Advocate Kaela Baillargeon's personal story of family separation and reunification, and learn about the resources available to families who are involved with DCF for poverty-related reasons.
communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...
communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...
Justice in June is here! Help CLA raise $15,000 to help support the civil legal needs of our community!
June 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Justice in June is here! Help CLA raise $15,000 to help support the civil legal needs of our community!
Happy Pride!
June 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Happy Pride!
☀️ 📣 🌈 ⚖️ THIS WEEK - Please join us in amplifying justice this summer by participating in Community Legal Aid's second annual Justice in June Giving Days, happening June 11 - 12, 2025!
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Justice in June Giving Days 2025
Livia Arvuga raised three children. She is the primary caretaker for her adult son Robert, who was born with a progressive genetic condition called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Now 29 years old, Rober...
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June 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
☀️ 📣 🌈 ⚖️ THIS WEEK - Please join us in amplifying justice this summer by participating in Community Legal Aid's second annual Justice in June Giving Days, happening June 11 - 12, 2025!
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The Legal Services Corporation allows legal aid organizations like CLA across the country to ensure equal access to justice in our civil legal system!
President Trump’s just-released budget would eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation, putting at risk essential legal protections for veterans, seniors and children across the country.
Learn what’s at stake and how you can help protect access to justice: www.lsc.gov/act #LSCMatters
Learn what’s at stake and how you can help protect access to justice: www.lsc.gov/act #LSCMatters
June 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Legal Services Corporation allows legal aid organizations like CLA across the country to ensure equal access to justice in our civil legal system!
Massachusetts' new eviction sealing law, Justice in June 2025, and more... Community Legal Aid's May 2025 newsletter is out NOW! icont.ac/5138E
May 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Massachusetts' new eviction sealing law, Justice in June 2025, and more... Community Legal Aid's May 2025 newsletter is out NOW! icont.ac/5138E
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📣 JOB ALERT: @communitylegalma.bsky.social seeks a Bilingual Staff Attorney in Worcester, MA (Hybrid), to join its Asian Outreach & Advocacy Project. Fluency or advanced proficiency in Vietnamese is required.
👉 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/M4TBOlG
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
👉 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/M4TBOlG
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
May 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📣 JOB ALERT: @communitylegalma.bsky.social seeks a Bilingual Staff Attorney in Worcester, MA (Hybrid), to join its Asian Outreach & Advocacy Project. Fluency or advanced proficiency in Vietnamese is required.
👉 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/M4TBOlG
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
👉 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/M4TBOlG
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
CLA's FY2024 Annual Report, Eviction Sealing, Pro Bono Opportunities, and More... The April 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter is out now! icont.ac/511NR
April 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
CLA's FY2024 Annual Report, Eviction Sealing, Pro Bono Opportunities, and More... The April 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter is out now! icont.ac/511NR
This May, changes are coming to your unemployment benefits. Don't worry, here's what to do to prepare:
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
April 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This May, changes are coming to your unemployment benefits. Don't worry, here's what to do to prepare:
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
In honor of volunteer appreciation week we wanted to share a thank you to CLA's 2024-2025 Access to Justice Campaign Volunteers!
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
April 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In honor of volunteer appreciation week we wanted to share a thank you to CLA's 2024-2025 Access to Justice Campaign Volunteers!
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
Community Legal Aid's FY2024 Annual Report, "The Power of Voice: Stories of Justice," is out NOW!
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Community Legal Aid's FY2024 Annual Report, "The Power of Voice: Stories of Justice," is out NOW!
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
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📣 JOB ALERT: @communitylegalma.bsky.social has several Staff Attorney (Hybrid) job openings in central and western Massachusetts!
👉 Learn more and apply: communitylegal.isolvedhire.com/jobs/
✅ Education Law (Fitchburg)
✅ Veterans (Springfield)
✅ Family Law (Springfield)
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
👉 Learn more and apply: communitylegal.isolvedhire.com/jobs/
✅ Education Law (Fitchburg)
✅ Veterans (Springfield)
✅ Family Law (Springfield)
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
April 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📣 JOB ALERT: @communitylegalma.bsky.social has several Staff Attorney (Hybrid) job openings in central and western Massachusetts!
👉 Learn more and apply: communitylegal.isolvedhire.com/jobs/
✅ Education Law (Fitchburg)
✅ Veterans (Springfield)
✅ Family Law (Springfield)
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
👉 Learn more and apply: communitylegal.isolvedhire.com/jobs/
✅ Education Law (Fitchburg)
✅ Veterans (Springfield)
✅ Family Law (Springfield)
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
CLA's forthcoming annual report, Pittsfield office renovations, and CLA Pro Bono's Spring events line-up. Read all about it in the March 2025 edition of Justice Matters. icont.ac/510hy
Community Legal Aid News, March 2025
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March 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
CLA's forthcoming annual report, Pittsfield office renovations, and CLA Pro Bono's Spring events line-up. Read all about it in the March 2025 edition of Justice Matters. icont.ac/510hy
Have you been looking for a concrete way to join the fight for justice in your community? Here are three actions you can take TODAY to support CLA's work in Central and Western Massachusetts!
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Have you been looking for a concrete way to join the fight for justice in your community? Here are three actions you can take TODAY to support CLA's work in Central and Western Massachusetts!
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Need help choosing the best option for your child's care, like a guardian or caregiver? Try our Care Type Finder: www.masslegalhelp.org/guardian-or-caregiver
Care Type Finder by @communitylegalma.bsky.social with funding from a @legalservicescorp.bsky.social Technology Initiative Grant
Care Type Finder by @communitylegalma.bsky.social with funding from a @legalservicescorp.bsky.social Technology Initiative Grant
Caregivers or Guardianship: Choosing the best option for a child
Need help deciding what's best for your family? Start here.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Need help choosing the best option for your child's care, like a guardian or caregiver? Try our Care Type Finder: www.masslegalhelp.org/guardian-or-caregiver
Care Type Finder by @communitylegalma.bsky.social with funding from a @legalservicescorp.bsky.social Technology Initiative Grant
Care Type Finder by @communitylegalma.bsky.social with funding from a @legalservicescorp.bsky.social Technology Initiative Grant
Celebrating a full-time return to #FranklinCounty, honoring #BlackHistoryMonth, a new #legalselfhelp tool for navigating guardianship, and more...
The February 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter, Justice Matters, is out today! icont.ac/50YHW
The February 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter, Justice Matters, is out today! icont.ac/50YHW
Community Legal Aid News, February 2025
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February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Celebrating a full-time return to #FranklinCounty, honoring #BlackHistoryMonth, a new #legalselfhelp tool for navigating guardianship, and more...
The February 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter, Justice Matters, is out today! icont.ac/50YHW
The February 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter, Justice Matters, is out today! icont.ac/50YHW