As MLSA’s recent eviction report confirmed, eviction can have a devastating impact on households and families already struggling to make ends meet. MLSA attorney Daniel Webster spoke with KTVH about the challenge eviction poses to households and how MLSA can help. Click here for more information about MLSA’s eviction report.
In MLSA’s recent eviction report, MLSA found that the majority of families who faced eviction were already struggling to make ends meet, with 82% of survey respondents spending more than 30% of their income on rent (49% of respondents spent more than 50%). MLSA Director of Advocacy Bill Hooks spoke with NBC Montana about …
The Montana Legal Services Association was recently awarded a grant from the US Administration for Children and Families Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus demonstration program to support MLSA’s Montana Health Justice Partnership, a medical legal partnership that aims to connect low income patients who are experiencing health-harming legal problems (such as unsafe housing, domestic violence, or barriers …
In conjunction with a team of data analysts, MLSA has released a report titled “Montana Eviction Impact Report: Beyond Housing Affordability” and a compilation of interviews with Montanans facing eviction entitled “The Ripple Effect: A Sample of Personal Narratives.” The report provides a statewide assessment of 65 households who faced eviction in both rural and …
If you have not filed a tax return for 2021, you may be missing out on financial benefits! File for free and without a penalty by November 17, 2022. Even if you are not required to file a tax return, you may still qualify for financial benefits including: the Child Tax Credit (worth up to …
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, thousands of Montanans suddenly found themselves in an impossible situation: how to pay their rent in the face of lost wages from illness and closed worksites. These disruptions have continued, while housing and rent costs have skyrocketed, leaving Montanans vulnerable to eviction and homelessness. The Montana Eviction Intervention Project …
Current and former MLSA staff members were honored at the annual Montana State Bar meeting in Helena on September 22 for their contributions to the legal and justice communities.Tribal Law Attorney Kathryn Seaton was awarded the Frank I. Haswell Award for best contribution to the Montana Lawyer for her series of articles on Indian Law, …
MLSA works hard to provide legal services to low income Montanans and to raise awareness about the civil legal challenges they so often face. As part of these efforts, MLSA’s work is regularly highlighted in the media. Read on to learn more about the work MLSA has been doing to increase access to civil legal …
Born with a developmental disability, Nick lived in a group home for adults and relied on his parents to pay for his care. Both Nick and his parents considered him very lucky to live there: as a working ranch, the group home gives him the opportunity to work with animals and be a part of …
MLSA’s Rural Incubator Project for Lawyers (RIPL) has been selected by the Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC) Advisory Council as one of nine national Rural Innovation Sites to serve as a model for other rural justice programs throughout the nation. Established in 2018, RIPL aims to reduce the justice gap that prevents low and moderate income …
