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Urgent - Legislators Needs to Hear from You


Email Your Elected Leaders Today
Take 2 minutes to email your State Senator and Representative and ask them to support a Right to Counsel program. Time is of the essence.  Decisions are being made soon.

Evictions and Homelessness have Devastating Effects on Women 
“The eviction crisis is a women’s crisis - the right to counsel can help.”  National Women’s Law Center, July 28, 2021
  • Women, especially black women, are more likely to be evicted.  
  • Having children is the single greatest predictor that someone will face an eviction.  ​

Massachusetts Should Not Be Left Behind
In June, Connecticut passed a right to counsel program.  Massachusetts should do the same and bring this urgently needed and effective eviction diversion tool to low income and vulnerable people in the Commonwealth.

Email your State Senator and Representative TODAY! 
Urge them to help low income tenants and owner occupants in their district who are forced to navigate the eviction system alone by finally putting a lawyer in their corner. Make sure they hear what is happening in their district. Find your legislative district here.
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​Support a right to counsel for low income people facing the loss of their homes 
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Form Letter


RTC & Women 
Fact Sheet


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​Source: Massachusetts Trial Court Department, FY 2021


For more information, email massrtc@gmail.com
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