Under the Affordable Care Act (sometimes called “Obamacare”), many low-income Montanans may be eligible to get help to pay for health insurance. The help comes in the form of subsidies or tax credits. The amount of the subsidy or tax credit depends on your income and other facts. The subsidy and tax credits would apply …
MLSA Volunteers for United Way Day of Action
MLSA personnel from Missoula volunteered at the 17th Annual United Way Day of Action. The Day of Action is a community-wide day of hands-on volunteering coordinated by the United Way of Missoula County to connect volunteers from local businesses with local nonprofit organizations. The Day of Action demonstrates how volunteerism is vital to communities. community. …
Veteran Stand Down – Bozeman – June 15, 2013
Bozeman is hosting its 3rd Annual Veteran Stand Down this Saturday, June 15, 2013. Veterans can receive haircuts, healthcare, dental work, job counseling, and can meet with state and federal officials who will work to make sure veterans are enrolled in appropriate programs. The Montana Legal Services Association will provide information about its services, how to …
Don’t Get Scammed-Many Montana Legal Forms are FREE
Do you need a legal form for a Montana case? Don't get scammed–many forms are offered for free. Every year at MLSA we hear of unfortunate people who end up paying for forms that can be found for free. If you need a form, please look for a free form before paying. You can find …
Veterans Stand Downs Scheduled Across Montana
Several Veterans Stand Downs have occurred and are scheduled across Montana. The US Department of Veterans Affairs coordinates with local VA and community partners to host Stand Downs to provide services to veterans, focusing on homeless veterans. Stand Downs typically provide food, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a …
May 1 is Law Day!
Today we reflect on and honor law. Law gives us rights. It gives us a process to protect our rights. Law is important to us as individuals and as a country. Law is important whether or not we have legal problems. Want to learn more about the importance of law and how it works? …
Fair Housing is Your Right: Use It!
April is Fair Housing Month. Incited in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., one week prior, Congress passed Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act in 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, …
MLSA Staff Attends Training
Broad-Based Legal Advocacy MLSA attorneys and staff recently attended training on broad-based legal advocacy. Hannah E.M. Lieberman, national consultant with extensive litigation and legal practice management experience, provided the training. Broad-based legal advocacy achieves good outcomes for clients and others. Litigation is one method used to get good outcomes, but other methods are also used …
Tax Information and Help
Do you know how to file your taxes for free? Do you need tax help? Are you in a dispute with the IRS? Let MLSA point you in the right direction. ► MontanaFreeFile.org is available for Montanans to find information on how and where to file their federal and state taxes. Find free …
MLSA Year in Review
Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) has big goals for 2013 and we'll share those in future blogs. But first, we’d like to tell about just a few of the major accomplishments we —with your help—achieved last year: Helped clients with 3,570 cases; Began the Foreclosure Assistance Project and helped 39 clients as of mid-December; Restructured …