Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Tip sheet: 3 ways to help patients with evictions & foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased rates of unemployment. As a result, more and more people are facing housing evictions and foreclosures that threaten their health and well-being, and this trend will continue in the coming months. This tip sheet outlines three ways health care providers and staff can work with legal aid attorneys to help patients facing possible evictions and foreclosures while also working to strengthen long-term housing protections....Read More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Toolkit: Medical-legal partnership guide for agricultural worker-serving organizations

Our nation’s farmworkers endure unsafe living and working conditions. Yet they are often reluctant to seek out help due to fear of employer retaliation, lack of health insurance, or documentation status. This resource provides recommendations and resources to help migrant health and legal services organizations develop medical-legal partnerships to support farmworkers....Read More

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Tool: Sample VA memorandum of understanding (MOU) from Maine

This is a sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) created by Pine Street Legal Assistance, Inc. and the Department of Veterans Affairs Maine Healthcare System outlining their medical-legal partnership for Veterans....Read More

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Tip sheet: 8 things every medical-legal partnership can do right now to respond to COVID-19

This tip sheet offers eight strategies every medical-legal partnerships can adopt to respond to operational challenges presented by COVID-19 and to help meet the needs of their communities during the pandemic....Read More