Helpful Links
Advocacy Organizations in Maine
Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods (MAIN)
Grassroots coalition of low-income individuals and organizations
working together to gain control of their living conditions
Maine Women's Lobby and Policy Center
Working in partnership to increase economic, social, and political opportunities for Maine
women and girls through public policy and leadership development
Consumers for Affordable Health Care
Advocating the right to health care for every man, woman and child
Maine Primary Care Association
Membership organization for the Maine primary care safety net
Disability Rights Center of Maine
Enhancing and promoting the equality, self-determination, independence, productivity,
integration and inclusion of people with disabilities
Maine Children's Alliance
Advocating for sound public policies to improve the lives of all Maine's children,
youth and families
Maine Peoples Alliance
Involving underrepresented citizens in our democracy to advance economic, environmental, political,
and social justice
Maine Center for Economic Policy
Advancing public policies that help Maine people prosper in a strong, fair and sustainable economy
Free Legal Aid in Maine
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Legal help for low-income clients with a broad range of civil legal issues
(including housing, public benefits, MaineCare, and education)
Legal Services for the Elderly
Legal services for Maine's socially and economically needy elderly age 60 and over
Immigrant Legal Aid Program
Legal assistance for noncitizens on immigration-related issues
KIDS LEGAL
Free legal help for low-income children and teens
HelpMELaw
Online legal resource where you can search for readable self-help information and find
legal help agencies
State Government - Laws and Rules
State of Maine Rule Chapters for the Department of Health and Human Services
Find the rules used by DHHS workers in making decisions about your TANF, food stamps, ASPIRE, MaineCare
and other benefit programs
State of Maine Legislature
Find text of pending bills, committee meeting schedules, audio, live video and more
Find Out Who Your State Representative
and State Senator Are
Lists state legislators by town
Policy Information and Resources Outside of Maine
National Health Law Program
National public interest law firm working to improve health care for America's working
and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities
National Housing Law Project
Housing law and advocacy center working to advance housing justice for the poor
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that
affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals
Families USA
Working to promote high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans
Center on Law and Social Policy
Strengthening policy for low-income families
Coalition on Human Needs
Alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that
address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
Committed to uniting the poor across color lines; leadership base for a broad movement
to abolish poverty
Institute for Research on Poverty
Center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social
inequality in the United States
National Center for Law and Economic Justice
Advancing the cause of economic justice for low-income families, individuals and communities
across the country
Medicare Rights Center
The largest independent source of health care information and assistance in the United States for people with Medicare;
posts a helpful online tool - the Medicare Interactive Counselor
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