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To our supporters:
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Dear Friends,
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his past year was Community Legal Aid’s first full year in operation following the consolidation of Legal
Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts Legal Services in July 2011. As
we continue to build and implement systems to support our reconfigured organization, we are proud to report that
CLA’s dedicated staff was able to provide desperately needed legal services to over 5,000 people in Berkshire,
Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester County in its inaugural year.
Faced with declining revenue from one of our main funding sources – the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts
(IOLTA) program – CLA continued to diversify its funding base and was fortunate to be able to expand the size of its
advocacy staff over the last year. With new funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
and the Mass. Attorney General’s HomeCorps program, CLA was able to deploy ten lawyers to a comprehensive and
expansive foreclosure defense project covering our five­county region. Because of the efforts of these lawyers, many
individuals and families with children have been able to remain in their homes and avoid the effects of foreclosure.
Another significant initiative was the start of an extensive strategic planning process. The process has two core focus
areas: community needs assessment and development planning. In assessing community need, CLA conducted
sixteen listening sessions in which key stakeholders gave us feedback about our services and about additional civil
legal needs in their communities. Results from these sessions will inform CLA’s advocacy priorities for the next several
years. With regard to development planning, a CLA board­led working group met on a number of occasions to assess
the organization’s past fundraising and communications efforts, as compared to those of other non­profit
organizations. As a result of these sessions, CLA made the decision to retain a well­respected fund development
consultant and communications strategist who will spend the next several months helping us create a realistic, yet
ambitious, fund development and communications strategy that we feel will serve the organization well going
forward.
We thank our supporters, whose valuable time and resources have been critical components of our success and our
ability to make a difference in so many lives in central and western Massachusetts. As we look forward to the coming
year, we are excited about CLA’s prospects for continuing to increase our revenue and broaden our impact throughout
the five counties we serve.
Jonathan L. Mannina
Executive Director
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Gayle Flanders Weiss
President
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he mission of Community Legal Aid is to protect and advance the legal
rights of low­income, elderly, and other disenfranchised people in order
to secure access to basic needs and to challenge institutional barrier to social and
economic justice.
Community Legal Aid provides free, high­quality civil legal services to the
low­income and elderly residents of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire,
and Worcester Counties. Through the organization’s advocacy, the five­county
region’s most disadvantaged residents obtain safe and stable housing, secure
needed medical care for their children, access unemployment compensation and
benefits to stabilize their income, and break free from domestic violence.
Community Legal Aid helps ensure that justice is secured for the most
vulnerable members of our community.
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Randy thanks you.
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andy is a lifelong truck driver. He works long, hard
shifts and is happy to do it to earn an honest day’s
pay. Randy first came to Community Legal Aid after
being denied unemployment insurance benefits. He had
worked for a trucking company, often working over 60 hours in
a week, but was only paid for up to 40 hours each week. In
violation of the wage and hour laws, Randy’s employer refused
to pay for time Randy spent on travel, required paperwork, or
required maintenance on the company truck. This meant that
Randy did not get paid for many hours he worked, and he never
got overtime pay. Randy put up with the violations because he needed
work and it was a difficult time to look for a new job in a bad
economy. Eventually, Randy couldn’t take the mistreatment any
longer and felt that he had to quit. Randy was shocked when he was
denied unemployment benefits. Randy met with Community Legal Aid Attorney Melissa Pomfred, who helped him
gather documents and prepare for his unemployment appeal hearing. Melissa represented Randy at his hearing, which
he won. Melissa also helped Randy file a wage claim with the Attorney General’s office.
“We would have
lost everything…
we would have been
on the street.”
Randy went back to work for another trucking company. Before long, unfortunately, he needed help from Melissa
again. The new trucking company stripped away pay and benefits until its employees were no longer being paid
minimum wage, let alone the overtime pay required by law. Again, Randy was denied unemployment benefits and had
to appeal. Melissa helped Randy gather documents and extensively prepared him for the appeal hearing. Randy won at
this hearing, but didn’t receive his benefits because of a dispute over when his appeal had been filed. Melissa
successfully got Randy a second appeal hearing which he also won. Randy’ finally started receiving unemployment
benefits which enabled him to pay his rent and other expenses.
Today, Randy works for another trucking company, which he says treats him well and pays wages properly.
When asked what would have happened to Randy, his wife, and their son if he had not received Melissa’s assistance,
Randy says, “We would have lost everything.” His wife, Julie, adds, “We would have been thrown out. We would have
been on the street.” Randy agrees. “No doubt. [Melissa] did one [heck]
of a job.”
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Queenie thanks you.
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ueenie lived in a subsidized apartment in Springfield and saved money for 12
ueenie lived in a subsidized apartment in Springfield and saved money for 12
years in order to finally buy a home of her own in 1992. Queenie said that
years in order to finally buy a home of her own in 1992. Queenie said that
when she saw the house, it was “love at first sight.” She raised one son in the
when she saw the house, it was “love at first sight.” She raised one son in the
home, and her older children and grandchildren were there for countless
home, and her older children and grandchildren were there for countless
holidays and family meals. Her daughter was married in the living room.
holidays and family meals. Her daughter was married in the living room.
Queenie’s house was the center of her family’s universe.
Queenie’s house was the center of her family’s universe.
Several years ago, Queenie’s financial situation changed, and she began
Several years ago, Queenie’s financial situation changed, and she began
to have trouble keeping up with her mortgage. Queenie was literally
to have trouble keeping up with her mortgage. Queenie was literally
losing sleep over her anxiety about losing her home. Desperately
losing sleep over her anxiety about losing her home. Desperately
looking for a solution to her problem, Queenie went to a one­day
looking for a solution to her problem, Queenie went to a one­day
mortgage loan modification event in Boston which her mortgage
mortgage loan modification event in Boston which her mortgage
servicer and many other servicers attended to meet with at­risk
servicer and many other servicers attended to meet with at­risk
homeowners like her. At the event, Queenie received a written notice
homeowners like her. At the event, Queenie received a written notice
from her servicer agreeing to modify the amount she was required to
from her servicer agreeing to modify the amount she was required to
pay each month. After Queenie had made her first reduced payment,
pay each month. After Queenie had made her first reduced payment,
however, the servicer informed her that she was in significant arrears,
however, the servicer informed her that she was in significant arrears,
and said it had no record of the written agreement Queenie had received.
and said it had no record of the written agreement Queenie had received.
To her horror, Queenie’s home was scheduled for a foreclosure auction.
To her horror, Queenie’s home was scheduled for a foreclosure auction.
In a last attempt to get help, Queenie reached out to CLA Attorney, Dan Bahls. With
In a last attempt to get help, Queenie reached out to CLA Attorney, Dan Bahls. With
only days until the scheduled auction sale of Queenie’s home, Dan immersed himself in
only days until the scheduled auction sale of Queenie’s home, Dan immersed himself in
investigating her case. He reviewed all of Queenie’s mortgage documents and, as part of researching her possible legal
investigating her case. He reviewed all of Queenie’s mortgage documents and, as part of researching her possible legal
claims, had several discussions with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office and the U.S. Treasury monitor
claims, had several discussions with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office and the U.S. Treasury monitor
overseeing the loan modification program. After this extensive preparation, Dan was
overseeing the loan modification program. After this extensive preparation, Dan was
ready to take the case to court for an emergency hearing. Before doing so, he
ready to take the case to court for an emergency hearing. Before doing so, he
contacted the law firm handling the foreclosure, outlined Queenie’s position,
contacted the law firm handling the foreclosure, outlined Queenie’s position,
and demanded that the sale be stopped. As a result of Dan’s advocacy, the
and demanded that the sale be stopped. As a result of Dan’s advocacy, the
mortgage loan servicer agreed to delay the sale while it reviewed
mortgage loan servicer agreed to delay the sale while it reviewed
Queenie for the modification it had previously promised. Finally, the
Queenie for the modification it had previously promised. Finally, the
servicer approved Queenie for a modification with payments she could
servicer approved Queenie for a modification with payments she could
afford, and her home was saved from foreclosure.
afford, and her home was saved from foreclosure.
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way forward.”
forward.”
Queenie is indescribably grateful for CLA’s assistance and Dan’s
Queenie is indescribably grateful for CLA’s assistance and Dan’s
diligent advocacy to save her home. When asked about her experience,
diligent advocacy to save her home. When asked about her experience,
Queenie says, “I didn’t know what was going to happen to me…Now I
Queenie says, “I didn’t know what was going to happen to me…Now I
feel like there’s hope and a way forward. I can look forward to what’s
feel like there’s hope and a way forward. I can look forward to what’s
coming next in my life.”
coming next in my life.”
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Melinda and Evan thank you.
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elinda* met Chris through friends, and he seemed like a
very nice guy. They moved in together and had a baby,
named Evan. Unfortunately, Chris became physically and verbally
abusive towards Melinda, and he also engaged in violent behavior
towards animals, which Melinda feared he would repeat with their
child. Melinda eventually made the difficult decision to move out
to protect her baby and herself. Melinda knew that Chris should
not be left alone with their baby, and she tried to minimize contact
between them. After Melinda filed for child support, and despite the
fact that she explained her fears for Evan’s safety, the judge told
Melinda that she was eventually going to grant Chris unsupervised
visitation with Evan.
“I can’t be
more grateful…Evan
still has a relationship
with his father, but
it’s safe.”
A private attorney referred Melinda to Community Legal Aid, and CLA Senior
Supervising Attorney Tina Paradiso took her case to get her child support, custody, and a safe visitation
arrangement. At the trial, Melinda testified about her observations and fears. The judge awarded her sole legal and
physical custody of Evan, and Chris was given limited supervised visits. Additionally, Chris was ordered to pay
weekly child support.
Today, Melinda lives with Evan and her parents in an apartment. She has a job outside of the home which she enjoys
and which helps provide a better life for Evan. Melinda’s mother supervises Evan’s occasional visits with his father. Of
her experience with Community Legal Aid, Melinda says, “I can’t be more grateful…I couldn’t have asked for a better
outcome…it’s worked out great. Evan still has a relationship with his father but it’s safe…The visits, if they weren’t
supervised—I can’t even imagine. I don’t think [Evan] would be as happy and full of
life. I think it’s ultimately going to be the best for him, emotionally and
physically.”
*Names used are pseudonyms
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Racheal thanks you.
W
hen Racheal came to Community Legal Aid, she appeared
to be a strong teenager, well on her way to a bright future.
She worked hard at school, was well­liked by peers and teachers, had an
after­school babysitting job, and dreamed of attending college the next
year. Underneath this surface, however, was an undocumented immigrant
child, abandoned in the United States by the aunt who had cared for
her most of her life.
Racheal was born in Ghana to teenage parents with little money, education, or
opportunity. Unable to care for Racheal themselves, her parents “gave” Racheal to a
paternal aunt. When Racheal was twelve years old, her aunt, a church leader, moved to the
United States with her. Racheal’s aunt established and led a small church for about three years,
but the church did not flourish, and the aunt decided to return to Ghana without Racheal. Racheal was sixteen, her
mother was dead, her father was seriously ill, and her aunt had abandoned her.
During the time it took Racheal to find her way to CLA, she continued to attend school and was cared for by church
members, although she had no formal guardian and no clear future. Fortunately, one of CLA’s immigration attorneys
recognized that Racheal’s circumstances appeared to qualify her for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status, which, if
granted, would allow Racheal to apply for permanent legal resident status. Time was an issue; only children under the
age of eighteen are eligible to apply for SIJ status, and Racheal was just months shy of her eighteenth birthday. The SIJ
application process is complex and requires coordination with the court system and immigration authorities. Over a
ten­week period, CLA attorneys Ellen VanScoyoc and Laura Gal accompanied
Racheal to court four times, petitioned for appointment of a legal guardian and
for a court investigation into Racheal’s living and custodial circumstances, and
successfully got the court to issue the documentation that was needed for
Racheal's immigration case. Once the court process was complete, CLA
successfully requested that Racheal be approved for Special Immigrant
Juvenile status. The process was completed days before Racheal’s
eighteenth birthday. Today, Racheal has been accepted to two colleges
and is enjoying the chance to plan her future. When asked to reflect on
her experience with Community Legal Aid, Racheal says, “I thank you
guys. I feel like I’m going somewhere in my life and my future’s getting
brighter.”
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going somewhere
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future’s getting
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Gayle
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Charles
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VanderLinden,
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Daniel
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(October
(October2011­December
2011­December2011)
2011)
Felicity
FelicityHardee,
Hardee,Treasurer
Treasurer
(January
(January2012­September
2012­September2012)
2012)
Beverly
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Secretary/Clerk
Donna
DonnaAgure
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Michael
MichaelP.P.Angelini
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Paul
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Valerie
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Francis
FrancisA.A.Ford
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Arthur
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HerbertH.H.Hodos
Hodos(Ret.)
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Thuha
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JamesB.B.McElroy
McElroy(Ret.)
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O’Donnell,Jr.Jr.
Deborah
DeborahS.S.Orzack
Orzack
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Maria
MariaM.
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Rivera­Ortiz
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Kwasi
KwasiSarpong
Sarpong
John
JohnA.A.Shea
Shea
Ingrid
IngridTassy
Tassy
Natasha
NatashaTorres
Torres
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Michael P. Angelini
Douglas S. Brown
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Robert D. Cox, Jr.
Matthew F. Erskine
Paige Dunmire Firment
Francis Ford and Shirley Doyle
Arthur R. Gaudio
J. Kendall Huber
John F. Keenan
Jill E. Lewis
Charles and Gayle Weiss
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Aida Adan
Carl D. Aframe
Paula Kahn Almgren
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Efrain Andujar
Gregory J. Angelini
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Christine Anthony
Joan E. Arnold
Walter J. Avis, Jr.
Walentyna Pomasko Axton
Georgette Aziz and Gamal Louis
Michael D. Badger
Ronald C. Baird
Joseph H. Baldiga
George A. Balko, III
Robert Bango
Patricia Angell Barbalunga
Gina M. Barbieri
Peter H. Barry
Danielle J. Barshak
Archer B. Battista
Abigail J. Bellevue
Eugene B. Berman
Joseph D. Bernard
Blaise P. Berthiaume
Alden Bianchi
Connie S. Bilgor
Christine Biscotti
Mark W. Bixby
Maxine Blake
Emilia J. Bloniarz
William R. Bloom
Kevin Coffman Bopp
Gary S. Brackett
James and Erin Bradbury
Lucille B. Brennan
Peter J. Brewer
Michael D. Brockelman
Cynthia A. Brown
Richard F. Buckley
Brian J. Buckley
Thomas P. Budnick
Michael S. Bulman
John A. Burdick, Jr.
William W. Butler
Kevin T. Byrne
David C. Cafarelli
William J. Cahill, Jr.
Jesse Caplan and Valerie Kerxhalli
Kerry A. Carlson
Corey M. Carvalho
Robert F. Casey, Jr.
Omar Cedeno
David R. Chenelle
Michael J. Chernick
Robert L. Chesbro
Christopher Christopher
Luz D. Cintron
Lawrence E. Cohen
Joseph B. Collins
Isabel W. Colonna
James F. Cosgrove
Tracy A. Craig
Daniel Ward Cronin
James C. Crowley, Jr.
Hon. John J. Curran, Jr. (Ret.)
Colleen C. Currie
Colleen Cushing
Phillips S. Davis
Richard W. Dearborn
Christopher A. DeFrancis
Susan DeMaria
Paul J. Demoga
Emmanuella Desir
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Henry B. Dewey
Francis D. Dibble, Jr.
Theodore E. Dimauro
Brenda S. Doherty
Paul J. D'Onfro
Victoria Donkor
Robert F. Dore Jr.
Donald R. Dubendorf
Jane Eden
Sheila Edison
T. Ashley Edwards
Diane H. Esser
Hal Etkin
Peter L. Ettenberg
Pedro Ewzman
Harry and Susie Ferguson
Anthony M. Fernandes, Jr.
Charles J. Ferris
Kenneth P. Ferris
John J. Ferriter
J. Adam Filson
William Fisher and Jane
Hopkins­Fisher
Conrad Fisher
Valerie Fisk
Frank P. Fitzgerald
Thomas L. Fitzpatrick
Barbara A. Flanders
Thomas M. Flannagan
Warner S. Fletcher
Lee D. Flournoy
Daniel P. Flynn
Hon. Patrick A. Fox (Ret.)
Edward D. Freehart
Gladis Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Geberth, Jr.
Fredi A. Goldman
Jonathan R. Goldsmith
Mark A. Goldstein
Edward Goodsell
Elaine F. Gordon
Andrew M. Gould
Eric Gouvin
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Joel P. Greene and Ann T. Lisi
Richard and Dolores Greene
Elizabeth L.B. Greene
James F. Gregory
Gary D. Gruber
George D. Hague
Vera Halilaj
Stuart A. Hammer
Felicity Hardee
Mary Harden
Hon. Joseph L. Hart, Jr. (Ret.)
Pamela P. Heacock
Deirdre Healy
Robert J. Hennigan, Jr.
Corey F. Higgins
Nadell Hill
Hon. Timothy S. Hillman
Hon. Herbert H. Hodos (Ret.)
Lisi A. Hoff
Thomas M. Hoffey, Jr.
George V. Holland
Bruce E. Hopper
John M. Horn
Edwin H. Howard
Robert S. Jacobs
William D. Jalkut
Peter R. James
Forozan Jamshidi
Margaret M. Jones
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Kenneth P. Kahn
Steven J. Katz
Barbara J. Katzenberg
Oran Kaufman
Richard J. Keene
David Keller
Donna L. Kelly
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Robert R. Kimball
Murray Kohn
Robert W. Kovacs, Jr.
Andrew F. Krall
Michele Kunitz
Paul G. Lalonde
Warren C. Lane, Jr.
Gerard R. Laurence
Nicole Reeves Lavallee
Thuha Le
Cristine LeBel
John Lenhoff
Jonathan P. Levin
Joseph J. Lima
Carter and Alice Lindberg
Esther Lindberg
Julio Lizardo
Debora M. Lloyd
Robert E. Longden
James R. Loughman
Anthony A. Magliocca
Laura A. Mann
Jonathan L. Mannina
Dean R. Manuel
Tiffany P. Marosits
Janice G. Marsh
Robert J. Martin
Peter J. Martin
Rosalie Mason
Marianne Masterton
Ada Matias
John A. Mavricos
Kelly A. McCarthy
Samantha McDonald
John L. McDonough
Hon. James B. McElroy (Ret.)
Michael P. McEvilly
Kevin C. McGee
Thomas P. McHugh
John T. McInnes
Edward W. McIntyre
Katherine E. McMahon
Dennis P. McManus
Michael J. McManus
John J. McQuade, Jr.
Wendy M. Mead
Andrew C J. Meagher
John Medbury
Christopher G. Mehne
Jonathan S. Meindersma
Jennifer Melia
The Mendez Family
Karen Michaels
Bruce and Jane Miller
Erwin H. Miller
John O. Mirick
Frederick M. Misilo, Jr.
Carolyn Metzger Mitchell
Nura Mohammadnur
Reginald C. Momah
Robert A. Monteleone, Jr.
Edith Montengro
Robert Moore
John F. Moriarty, Jr.
Richard A. Morocco, Jr.
Edward L. Moynihan
Brian E. Murphy
John P. Murphy
Timothy W. Murphy
Christopher B. Myhrum
JoAnn F. Nally
Donna D. Nardi
Patricia Newcombe
William C. Newman
Tho Nguyen
Paul M. Novak
Dotto Nyumbwe
Ellen L. O'Connor
Eugene P. O'Donnell, Jr.
Vincent F. O'Rourke, Jr.
Deborah Orzack
David W. Ostrander
Maria Orstoga Pacheco
Lynette Paczkowski
Sheila J. Paige
Steven W. Panagiotes
Denise M. Pappalardo
Edward O. Paquette
Mark J. Pasquariello
Richard G. Patnod
Kristen Jay Patria
Cleopatra T. Patriana
Hon. Luis G. Perez (Ret.)
David A. Philbin
Stephen J. Philbin
Robert B. Pils
Nicholas J. Plante
Lewis M. Popper
Jason J. Port
Maurice C. Powe
Robert G. Power
Mark W. Powers
Vincent P. Pusateri
Hon. James F. Queenan, Jr. (Ret.)
Debora J. Queeney
Faye B. Rachlin
Richard J. Rafferty, Jr.
Edna Rainville
James E. Ramsey
Ellen M. Randle
Henry B. Raphaelson
Robert S. Raymond
William M. Reid
Jendi B. Reiter
Edward J. Reynolds
Maria M. Rivera­Ortiz
Katherine Robertson
Thomas G. Robinson
Todd Rodman
Stephan M. Rodolakis
John D. Ross, III
Catherine Z. Rossi
Jane A. Rothchild
Daniel M. Rothschild
Thomas W. Rumbolt
Thomas Rush
Cynthia S. Russo
Mary Ryan
Barry M. Ryan
Jeffrey B. Sagalyn
Linda Sagor
Robert Sakakeeny
Mark E. Salomone
Kathleen Sandman
Trevor Sanford
Elizabeth M. Sanning
Erik D. Scheinfeldt
Susan K. Scott
Mark L. Seeley
Michael J. Serduck
Paul V. Shannon
Richard A. Sheils, Jr.
Peter W. Shrair
Gerald E. Shugrue
Elizabeth H. Sillin
Stephen W. Silverman
Edward D. Simsarian
James J. Sisto
Laura M. Slaney
Henry Slater
Peter Slepchuk
Bruce F. Smith
Francis William Smith
Benjamin Smith
Joshua L. Smith
Richard C. Smith
John J. Spillane
Helen A. Staiger
Howard E. Stempler
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Spencer A. Stone
Philip M. Stone
A. Geraldine Stromberg
Robert C. Sudmyer
Mia Kim Sullivan
David E. Surprenant
Paul M. Sushchyk
James E. Tashjian
Richard S. Taskin
William C. Tattan
Polly A. Tatum
Hon. Sarkis Teshoian (Ret.)
George W. Tetler, III
Fred T. Thompson
Sumner B. Tilton, Jr.
Kathryn A. Toomey
Margaret Traina
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Charles E. Vander Linden
Alan Verson
Anthony J. Vigliotti
David H. Waldfogel
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Gary M. Weiner
Steven R. Weiner
Ronald P. Weiss
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John A. Wickstrom
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Hermite Zamy
Hon. Elliott L. Zide (Ret.)
Paula Zimmer
Roger P. Zimmerman
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Bacon Wilson, PC
BourgeoisWhite, LLP
Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
(Bowditch & Dewey Fund Of
Greater Worcester Community
Foundation)
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury
and Murphy, PC
Donovan & O’Connor, LLP
Egan, Flanagan & Cohen, PC
Lian Zarrow
Mirick O’Connell
Morrison Mahoney, LLP
Mountain Dearborn & Whiting, LLP
Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan &
Blakesley, PC
Seder & Chandler, LLP
Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin, PC
Verdolino & Lowey, PC
Supporters
Alavi & Braza, PC
Alekman DiTusa, LLC
Begley & Webster
Belforti & Dupont
Benjamin & Bers
Cain Hibberd & Myers, PC
Carvajal & Nielsen, PC
Cooley Shrair, PC
Curtiss, Carey, Gates, Graves &
Goodridge, LLP
Fraier & Maillet, PC
Fuller, Rosenberg, Palmer &
Beliveau, LLP
Gelinas & Ward, LLP
Hellman & Shearn
Law Office of Nicole D. Sullivan &
Associates
Law Offices Of Thomas M.
Libbos, PC
Lazan Glover & Puciloski, LLP
Lesser, Newman & Nasser, LLP
Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP
Peskin, Courchesne & Allen, PC
Ramos, Robinson &
Rodriguez­Ross, LLC
Rubin & Rubin
Ryan & Downey, PC
Sasson, Turnbull, Ryan & Hoose
Sbrogna & Brunelle, LLP
Siddall & Siddall, PC
Smith & Gerrard
Starr Vander Linden, LLP
Ward, Walsh & Rice, PC
Ware & Goodman, LLP
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Thank you to our
Government and Public Agencies
City of Northampton
City of Pittsfield
City of Worcester
Mass. Attorney General’s Office
Mass. Department of Public Health
Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Mass. Legal Assistance Corporation
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Foundations
Avidia Charitable Foundation
Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation
Community Foundation of Western
Massachusetts
Equal Justice Works
Charles A. Farnsworth Trust
Greater Worcester Community
Foundation
Hermann Foundation, Inc.
Madeson Family Fund
The Sarah A. Marshall and Douglas S.
Marshall Charitable Fund
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
MetroWest Health Foundation
Nypro Foundation, Inc.
Albert W. Rice Charitable Foundation
Skadden Fellowship Program
Webster Five Foundation
Families in need of
MassHealth, Medicare, and
other affordable %&$#*3&/,((
coverage are often wrongly denied
benefits, jeopardizing their !,3-0!((
and economic stability. Thanks to
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Finding and keeping
decent, safe, and affordable
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With )"#*(help, we prevent
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and families to gain access to
affordable housing programs and
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Corporations
Babson Capital Management
Commerce Bank
Country Bank
Garden of Eden Spa
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Health New England, Inc.
MassMutual Financial Group
NiSource Columbia Gas
Nypro, Inc.
Southbridge Savings Bank
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generous funders.
Because of you,
we are able to help people
make the transition to economic
self­sufficiency by providing legal
services to individuals and families who
are wrongly denied any of the full range
of government benefits, including
TAFDC, EAEDC, SSI, SSDI, SNAP
(food stamps), and emergency
assistance shelter.
United Ways
Berkshire United Way
United Way of Central Massachusetts
United Way of Hampshire County
Northern Berkshire United Way
United Way of Pioneer Valley
United Way of Southbridge,
Sturbridge & Charlton
United Way of Webster and Dudley
Thanks to you,
we provide legal services
for people age 60 and over
in cases involving safety from abuse,
access to affordable housing, and
access to government benefits.
With your support,
we provide services to people
seeking humanitarian­based
immigration relief, including
battered spouses, crime victims,
human trafficking victims, abused
or abandoned children, or
those fleeing persecution.
Nonprofit Partners
Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging
Elder Services of Berkshire County
Franklin County Home Care Corporation
Greater Springfield Senior Services
Highland Valley Elder Services
Montachusett Opportunity Council
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Regional Environmental Council
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the
Boston Bar Association
WestMass ElderCare
Workers who are laid
off in the current economic
downturn often require our
assistance to obtain unemployment
benefits. Thanks to you, we provide
services to these clients, as well as to
clients in the areas of employment
discrimination, wage and
hour claims, and family
medical leave issues.
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Staff
Management Team
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Jonathan Mannina, Executive Director
Faye Rachlin, Deputy Director(
Patricia Owen, Fiscal Manager
Paula Hind, Office Manager(
Sarah Loy, Development Associate and Communications Coordinator(
Jennifer Dieringer, Managing Attorney, Northampton and Pittsfield(
Hisham Leil, Managing Attorney, Springfield
Valerie Zolezzi­Wyndham, Managing Attorney, Worcester
Katherine Callaghan, Senior Supervising Attorney, Housing Unit(
Christina Paradiso, Senior Supervising Attorney, Families and Children Unit
Hon. Edward Ginsburg (Ret.), Senior Supervising Attorney, Families and Children Unit!
Jan Stiefel, Senior Supervising Attorney, Benefits Unit and Elder Unit(
Elizabeth Campanale, Assistant Fiscal Manager
Betsy Williams, Human Resources Coordinator
Attorneys
Allan Acosta
Daniel Bahls
Wendy Berg
Rachel Brown
Jonathan Burke
Leslie Curley
Jane Edmonstone
Laura Gal
Njeri Gichohi
Joshua Gutierrez
Marion Hohn
Lyonel Jean­Pierre
Young Soo Jo
Emily Jones
Sameea Kazmi
Margery Kennard
Sora Kim
Carrie Love
Leticia Medina­Richman
Ray Mestre
Donna Morelli
Melissa Pomfred
Amy Romero
Marion Rosenau
Jeffrey Sakol
Paul Schack
Maureen St. Cyr
Chantal St. Fleur
Uri Strauss
Sandra Susse
Ellen VanScoyoc
Ruthanne Withers
Jessica Woodman­Hardy
Paralegals
John Busbin(
Lydia Jusino
Wendy Kane
Teresa Lacava
Susan O'Connor
Jannette Ortega
Dianne Sandman
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Support Staff
Linda Boss
Liza Harris
Judith Herberg
Mildred Otero
Francisca Reyes
Betty Sweeney
Evelyn Velasquez
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AmeriCorps
Members
Elizabeth Alfred
Shelley Barron
Daniel Beauchemin
Mariel Block
Cintia Garcia
Charles Moore
Michael Morelli
Natalie Shemassian
Financial Information
For the Twelve Months Ending September 30, 2012
Revenue
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp.
$3,112,643
Government Grants
$815,413
Foundation Grants
$394,624
United Way Grants
$173,416
Attorneys Fees
$164,809
Private Fundraising
$138,327
Other Income
$181,205
Total Revenue
$4,980,437
Expenses
Personnel
$3,654,609
Operations
$386,843
Occupancy
$395,213
Contract Services
$64,132
Library & Litigation
$40,431
Sub­Grants
$38,815
Total Expenses
$4,580,043
Cases Handled
For the Twelve Months Ending September 30, 2012
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Office Locations:
WORCESTER
405 Main Street, Suite 400
Worcester, MA 01608
508­752­3718
855­CLA­LEGAL
SPRINGFIELD
One Monarch Place, Suite 400
Springfield, MA 01144
NORTHAMPTON
20 Hampton Avenue, Suite 100
Northampton, MA 01060
PITTSFIELD
152 North Street, Suite E­155
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Satellite Offices:
FITCHBURG
76 Summer Street, #235
Fitchburg, MA 01420
GREENFIELD
55 Federal Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
MILFORD
60 North Bow Street
Milford, MA 01757
NORTH ADAMS
61 Main Street
North Adams, MA 01247
SOUTHBRIDGE
79 Elm Street
Southbridge, MA 01550
www.communitylegal.org
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