Legal Tactics: Tenants’ Rights in Massachusetts
This handbook provides practical information about tenants' rights in private housing — housing that is owned by an individual or a privately-owned company.. It answers questions on security deposits, rent, repairs, evictions, housing discrimination, lead poisoning, mobile homes, and tenants in foreclosed properties.
2018 SNAP Advocacy Guide
An indispensable handbook for all who need to know about the Food Stamp/SNAP program in Massachusetts. The 2018 Food Stamp/SNAP Advocacy Guide provides practical information about how and where to apply, who is eligible, and how to appeal a denial or termination.
Legal Tactics: Finding Public and Subsidized Housing
This handbook is designed to assist low-income residents and their advocates in understanding and navigating the universe of government-funded housing programs in Massachusetts.
2018 Unemployment Advocacy Guide
This Guide is intended to answer questions about applications, eligibility, benefits, and appeals in the unemployment insurance (UI) process, which in Massachusetts is operated by the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
2017 TAFDC Advocacy Guide
Using a simple question-and-answer format, this handbook guides advocates through the maze of Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) rules and regulations that govern the requirements for eligibility, benefits, applications, and proofs.
2017 EAEDC Advocacy Guide
EAEDC is a state-funded cash assistance benefit for individuals with disabilties (typically awaiting an SSI determination or appeal), elders age 65+ who do not qualify for federal SSI, and certain children who do not qualify for TAFDC. This updated 2017 EAEDC Advocacy Guide covers the eligibility criteria, application process and verifications, disability evaluation process, how the EAEDC benefits are calculated, and appeal rights.