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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · 29d

CLA Attorneys recognized for their work, getting ready to celebrate Pro Bono Month, upcoming events, and MORE! Get your latest CLA news here: icont.ac/5185T

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jul 2

Fitchburg Eviction Sealing Clinics:

Friday, July 25, 2025 and Friday, Aug. 29, 2025

Making Opportunity Count Family Resource Center
76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA

Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 or walk in during clinic hours.

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jul 2

Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinics:

Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. through August 21, 2025 at Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA

Call (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex/Norfolk County) to sign up in advance.

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jul 2

NEED HELP? @mwlegal.org and Making Opportunity Count (MOC) are helping CLA run Eviction Sealing Clinics in #WorcesterMA and #FitchburgMA to help eligible tenants check their eligibility and fill out petitions.

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jul 2

File to seal your eviction record in the court where your eviction was brought. If it was filed in Central Housing Court, you can file in person/by mail to Central Housing Court, 225 Main Street, 2nd Fl, Worcester, MA.

Submit a petition online: mass.gov/info-details/sealing-eviction-court-records

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new #MA law that took effect this May makes some tenants eligible to ask the court to seal their eviction cases.

Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.

Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 30

📰 Read all about it! The June 2025 edition of Justice Matters, your Community Legal Aid Newsletter, is out now. icont.ac/514jg

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 30

CLA thanks everyone who donated and who shared our messages during Justice in June 2025.

Forgot to give during this year's Justice in June? No worries! Make a gift before the end of the day today to have it count towards Justice in June 2025!

p2p.onecause.com/justiceinjune

Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 30

“Celebrating #FamilyUnificationMonth means honoring parents and their communities who fight tirelessly every day to keep their families intact.” – Kayla Baillargeon, CLA Parent Advocate

#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 26

This #FamilyUnificationMonth, read Community Legal Aid Parent Advocate Kaela Baillargeon's personal story of family separation and reunification, and learn about the resources available to families who are involved with DCF for poverty-related reasons.

communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...

My Turn: Keeping families intact takes advocacy, resources - Community Legal Aid

Last year, I joined local non-profit Community Legal Aid as a parent advocate for the organization’s Family Preservation Project, an…

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 11

Justice in June is here! Help CLA raise $15,000 to help support the civil legal needs of our community!

Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 9

Happy Pride!

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 9

☀️ 📣 🌈 ⚖️ THIS WEEK - Please join us in amplifying justice this summer by participating in Community Legal Aid's second annual Justice in June Giving Days, happening June 11 - 12, 2025!

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Justice in June Giving Days 2025

Livia Arvuga raised three children. She is the primary caretaker for her adult son Robert, who was born with a progressive genetic condition called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Now 29 years old, Rober...

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Jun 3

The Legal Services Corporation allows legal aid organizations like CLA across the country to ensure equal access to justice in our civil legal system!

Legal Services Corporation @legalservicescorp.bsky.social · May 30

President Trump’s just-released budget would eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation, putting at risk essential legal protections for veterans, seniors and children across the country.

Learn what’s at stake and how you can help protect access to justice: www.lsc.gov/act #LSCMatters

Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · May 30

Massachusetts' new eviction sealing law, Justice in June 2025, and more... Community Legal Aid's May 2025 newsletter is out NOW! icont.ac/5138E

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A2J Jobs @a2jjobs.bsky.social · May 1

📣 JOB ALERT: @communitylegalma.bsky.social seeks a Bilingual Staff Attorney in Worcester, MA (Hybrid), to join its Asian Outreach & Advocacy Project. Fluency or advanced proficiency in Vietnamese is required.

👉 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/M4TBOlG

#A2JJobs
#legaljobs

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 30

CLA's FY2024 Annual Report, Eviction Sealing, Pro Bono Opportunities, and More... The April 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter is out now! icont.ac/511NR

Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 25

And as always, Community Legal Aid assists clients with unemployment denials, so you may apply for our help if you receive a denial or notice of overpayment that you don’t agree with. communitylegal.org/get-help

Get Help - Community Legal Aid

Apply by Phone Because of the large number of calls we receive, you may be on hold for longer than…

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 25

1) Log in to your existing UI Online account to update your info or download documents. uionline.detma.org/Claimant/Cor...

2) Create a MyMassGov account. my.mass.gov

3)Stay up-to-date on DUA news during the transition! mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 25

This May, changes are coming to your unemployment benefits. Don't worry, here's what to do to prepare:

mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system

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Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 25

In honor of volunteer appreciation week we wanted to share a thank you to CLA's 2024-2025 Access to Justice Campaign Volunteers!

More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...

Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 18

"I hope you'll be as moved as I am by these stories of CLA's clients, who, in the pursuit of justice, bravely open up their lives to the scrutiny of our legal system. Their willingness to tell their stories and advocate for themselves and their families makes our community stronger."

Community Legal Aid (MA) @communitylegalma.bsky.social · Apr 18

Community Legal Aid's FY2024 Annual Report, "The Power of Voice: Stories of Justice," is out NOW!
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...

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A2J Jobs @a2jjobs.bsky.social · Apr 1

📣 JOB ALERT: @communitylegalma.bsky.social has several Staff Attorney (Hybrid) job openings in central and western Massachusetts!

👉 Learn more and apply: communitylegal.isolvedhire.com/jobs/

✅ Education Law (Fitchburg)
✅ Veterans (Springfield)
✅ Family Law (Springfield)

#A2JJobs
#legaljobs

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