La Colaborativa, on behalf of the Coalition, delivers a letter to the Governor's office with a request for $7 million to launch an access to counsel program.
Why Does Massachusetts Need a statewide Access to Counsel Program?
Norieliz DeJesus, with La Colaborativa in Chelsea, stands in front of a mountain of boxes from evicted tenants.
FACT SHEETS
LETTERS
RESOURCES
- 2024 Access to Counsel Fact Sheet
- Access to Counsel Briefing Booklet
- Women and Access to Counsel
- Racial Justice and Access to Counsel
- Older Adults and Access to Counsel
- Veterans and Access to Counsel
- Children and Access to Counsel
- Owner Occupant and Access to Counsel
LETTERS
- Access to Counsel Coalition FY25 Budget Request to Governor Healey and Secretary Gorzkowicz (November 13, 2023)
- Joint Property Owner Letter to Governor Healey
- Boston Bar Association Letter to Governor Healey
RESOURCES
- Investing in Justice & Housing Stability through Access to Counsel: Briefing Booklet from MetroWest Legal Services
- Testimonials
- Joint Letter from U.S. Departments of Treasury, Justice and Housing
- MassSenate Reimagining the Future of Massachusetts Report
- Joint Property Owner Letter
- Joint Health Care and Public Health Letter
- Joint Municipal Letter
- Stow: From Fear to Stable Housing