The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status or disability in the sale or rental of housing. If you are a Montanan who has experienced housing discrimination, there is help. You can: Contact Montana Fair Housing at: (406) 782-2573 / 1-800-929-2611 Montana …
MLSA to Attend Homeless Connect Events in Missoula, Billings
MLSA will attend two events targeted to address the needs of the homeless in Missoula and Billings. MLSA will attend the Missoula Project Homeless Connect on January 30th from 10am -3pm at the First United Methodist Church (300 E. Main). MLSA will also attend the Billings Community Connect on February 3rd from 9am -4pm at …
MT Court Help Program Seeks State Funding
MLSA partner, the Montana Supreme Court – Court Help Program, is seeking permanent state funding to continue its service to self-represented litigants across the state. The Court Help Program, like MLSA, provides legal information and referrals to self-represented litigants with civil legal problems. Court Help serves people of all incomes. MLSA provides AmeriCorps Justice for Montanans …
MLSA Receives Funding from the Sample Foundation
The Sample Foundation, a private family foundation located in Billings, has granted $10,000 to Montana Legal Services Association to help purchase a reliable, safe vehicle for legal aid advocates to reach rural, remote, and Native American clients. MLSA attorneys serving remote clients frequently drive anywhere from one to 12 hours, longer in winter, making a …
MLSA to Create Updated Interactive Family Law Forms for Self-Represented Litigants
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has granted $52,946 to enable Montana Legal Services Association to create new interactive family law forms for self-represented litigants. Interactive forms allow a computer user to answer questions in an online interview. The answers populate the forms, which can then be printed, emailed, or saved for further editing. The new …
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Do you know that October is domestic violence awareness month? Domestic violence, relationship abuse, stalking, sexual assault . . . All such forms of violence are more common than we like to admit. Sometimes we suspect someone we know is a victim but we don't know what to do. Often it seems easier to look …
MLSA Awarded Pro Bono Innovation Grant / Director Alison Paul Speaking on Innovation at LSC 40th Anniversary
Pictured: Alison Paul Receiving Grant Award at LSC 40th Anniversary MLSA is honored to be among the inaugural recipients of a new national pro bono initiative by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to address the civil legal needs of low-income people. The $141,087 two-year grant will fund the Montana Pro Bono Connect project to support …
MLSA Justice For Montanans Members Serve and Celebrate for AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary
"Montana is a better place to live, to work, to raise a family because of the investment of time, energy and enthusiasm of AmeriCorps members." — Governor Steve Bullock MLSA Justice for Montanans members join Governor Bullock in a service project during the AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary. L-R: Gareth Ford, Andrew Martinez, Meghan Flannery, Gov. Steve …
MLSA Cheers for Charity Fundraiser – Missoula – Sept 9
Come join the fun at the MLSA Cheers for Charity Fundraiser in Missoula on Sept 9 at Draught Works and support MLSA! Draughtworks will donate $0.50 from each pint sold between 5-8pm to support MLSA projects. This is our second year at Draught Works' "Cheers for Charity" and after much success last fall we are …
MLSA Trains Law Enforcement at Rocky Boy’s Reservation
MLSA staff attorney Jennifer Hill-Hart recently trained law enforcement at Rocky Boy's Reservation on domestic violence issues. Alongside trainers from the FBI, Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and others, Ms. Hill-Hart provided information and resources on identifying domestic violence and determining predominate aggressors in domestic violence situations. MLSA legal experts are available for …