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MCLE will close at 4:30pm on Friday, December 20, 2024 so that our staff can celebrate the joys of the season with their loved ones and rest and recharge for the new year. We will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 8:30am. We wish you a happy holiday season and a bright 2025!!

MLRI Basic Public Benefits Advocacy Trainings

A series of trainings for legal, social and health services, and community advocates who assist individuals and families with low and moderate incomes.

MCLE and Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) are collaborating to make annual basic public benefits advocacy training more accessible to the many public and private sector individuals and lawyers who assist Massachusetts residents in qualifying for and receiving public benefits. Detailed materials are provided with each training.

September 2024-February 2025 Trainings

Most programs are offered in person at MCLE's Boston Conference Center and via live and recorded webcast. Select the program title for details and to register.

Sept 24, 2024: Tenants' Rights: Sept Session (on demand webcast available after Oct 17, 2024)
Oct 1, 2024: Assisting Families Experiencing Homelessness (on demand webcast available after Oct 24, 2024)
Oct 7, 2024: CORI Basics: Criminal Record Sealing, Expungement & Related Issues (on demand webcast available after Oct 30, 2024)
Nov 6, 2024: SSI & SSDI Basics (on demand webcast available after Dec 6, 2024)
Dec 3, 2024: Overview of the TAFDC Program, Massachusetts Cash Assistance Program for Families (on demand webcast available after Dec 26, 2024)
Jan 16, 2025: Advocacy for Low-Income Households in Massachusetts (on demand webcast available after Feb 10, 2025)
Jan 29, 2025: SNAP/Nutrition Advocacy 101 (on demand webcast available after Feb 21, 2025)
Feb 4, 2025: Health Care Access Programs (on demand webcast available after Feb 27, 2025)

Past Trainings Available as On Demand Webcasts

Select the program title for details and to register.

SSI & SSDI Basics, recorded Nov 8, 2023
Overview of the TAFDC Program: Massachusetts Cash Assistance Program for Families, recorded Dec 4, 2023
Utilities Advocacy for Low-Income Households in Massachusetts, recorded Jan 18, 2024
SNAP/Food Stamps Advocacy 101, recorded Jan 24, 2024
Tenants' Rights, recorded Feb 28, 2024
Health Care Access Programs, recorded Feb 29, 2024
Unemployment Insurance, recorded Mar 6, 2024
Immigrants & Public Benefits, recorded Mar 27, 2024
State & Federal Veterans' Benefits, recorded Apr 10, 2024
Elder Benefits Programs, recorded Apr 30, 2024
Income Maximization , recorded May 2, 2024