A new edition of the MassHealth Advocacy Guide is now available. It is current as of September 2006 and includes valuable information about changes in the 2006 health reform law including: Expansion of children's coverage, restoration of optional adult benefits and creation of a new subsidized insurance program called Commonwealth Care. In addition to updated tables showing benefits covered by MassHealth, and income eligibility levels, there are new tables showing premium charges in MassHealth and Commonwealth Care and documents needed to verify an eligible immigration status.  A SPRING 2008 UPDATE is in a separate file!

An advocate’s guide to the rules, entrance procedures, and rights of families needing Emergency Assistance in Massachusetts. Prepared by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, updated in June 2007.

From the Shriver National Center on Poverty Law: "The 2006 Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys, edited by Jeffrey S. Gutman, Professor of Clinical Law and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at George Washington University Law School and published by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law is available now in HTML format. This version of the Manual includes hyperlinks to federal statutes, Supreme Court Case citations, and case pleadings available through the Shriver Center’s Poverty Law Library. In addition, the full text of the manual is searchable by keyword."

MLRI advocacy manual written in Q&A format.

Includes information for ordering TAFDC, EAEDC, and Food Stamp guides, as well as housing and utility guides.

MLRI's 2008 TAFDC and EA Advocacy Guide.  Everything you need to know about the TAFDC and Emergency Assistance programs and how to advocate for yourself or families you work with. A bound paper copy of this guide can be purchased through Mass Continuing Legal Education, www.mcle.org or call 1-800-966-6253.