The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation supports several programs and coalitions which address issues of poverty, justice and cultural competency. These initiatives draw actively upon the legal community, state government and our clients in order to help legal aid programs expand funding, develop best practices and effectively serve low-income people in need of legal aid.

The Equal Justice Coalition was created by the Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association and MLAC to protect the state appropriation for civil legal aid.

The Diversity Coalition improves services to low-income clients by building cultural competence among legal aid staff and addressing other diversity-related issues within Massachusetts legal aid community.

The Gordon Fellowship helps legal aid programs overcome barriers to service by providing funding to hire recent law school graduates equipped to reach out to underserved communities.

The Racial Justice Fellowship addresses pervasive problems of racial injustice through systemic advocacy and other strategies.

The Client Council was created to empower client board members of legal aid programs and to serve as a resource to the MLAC board and staff, as well as to legal aid programs and their boards of directors.

The Publications Clearinghouse supports the development and translation of community legal education materials and promotes access to these materials through MassLegalHelp.org.