mission: From their website: The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) was established in June 2002 as a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Its founding responded to an urgent need to re-establish in-state advocacy on behalf of low-income people and communities of color. Supported and staffed by civil rights advocates, attorneys, social service advocates and others, MCJ is committed to developing and pursuing strategies that combat discrimination and poverty in Mississippi. Since its beginnings, MCJ has advanced social justice in Mississippi by: � preventing 65,000 poor and disabled Mississippians (PLADS)from losing healthcare; � dismantling a Jim Crow-era school board election system in the Mississippi Delta; � ending the torture of juveniles in the state�s training schools, successfully fighting for their right to counsel, and helping pass sweeping juvenile justice reform; � attacking predatory lending practices in the migrant poultry worker community; � preventing the funneling of children from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse by teaching grassroots community organizers and defense attorneys to navigate the state�s convoluted juvenile justice system; and � facilitating development of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate poverty by economic justice advocates from across the Deep South. Increased Organizational Effectiveness Social justice movements arise and respond to an ongoing community presence. Through MCJ, national and regional organizations can decrease their response time, strengthen community partnerships, and avoid the �carpetbagger syndrome� by partnering with organizations with a physical presence in Mississippi. Word-of-mouth referrals, media coverage, the expansion of work throughout the state the need for similar programs have increased demand for MCJ�s legal support. Other advocacy organizations, such as the MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, the Mississippi Education Working Group, Citizens for Quality Education, and Southern Echo have turned to MCJ for legal expertise and research. The Mississippi Center for Justice is committed to brokering these partnerships and keeping them effective. Additional regional and national support allows MCJ to broker partnerships, keep them effective and respond more effectively to requests for assistance. -> From their website: The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) was established in June 2002 as a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Its founding responded to an urgent need to re-establish in-state advocacy on behalf of low-income people and communities of color. Supported and staffed by civil rights advocates, attorneys, social service advocates and others, MCJ is committed to developing and pursuing strategies that combat discrimination and poverty in Mississippi. Since its beginnings, MCJ has advanced social justice in Mississippi by: � preventing 65,000 poor and disabled Mississippians (PLADS)from losing healthcare; � dismantling a Jim Crow-era school board election system in the Mississippi Delta; � ending the torture of juveniles in the state's training schools, successfully fighting for their right to counsel, and helping pass sweeping juvenile justice reform; � attacking predatory lending practices in the migrant poultry worker community; � preventing the funneling of children from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse by teaching grassroots community organizers and defense attorneys to navigate the state�s convoluted juvenile justice system; and � facilitating development of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate poverty by economic justice advocates from across the Deep South. Increased Organizational Effectiveness Social justice movements arise and respond to an ongoing community presence. Through MCJ, national and regional organizations can decrease their response time, strengthen community partnerships, and avoid the �carpetbagger syndrome� by partnering with organizations with a physical presence in Mississippi. Word-of-mouth referrals, media coverage, the expansion of work throughout the state the need for similar programs have increased demand for MCJ�s legal support. Other advocacy organizations, such as the MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, the Mississippi Education Working Group, Citizens for Quality Education, and Southern Echo have turned to MCJ for legal expertise and research. The Mississippi Center for Justice is committed to brokering these partnerships and keeping them effective. Additional regional and national support allows MCJ to broker partnerships, keep them effective and respond more effectively to requests for assistance.

notes: MCJ has a Katrina Legal Clinic on October 15, 2007 Katrina Legal Clinic will be held at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 974 Division Street in Biloxi. The clinic will be held from 1pm - 4pm. Mississippi Residents can receive assistance on FEMA, Insurance and MDA appeals, Contractor Fraud, Title and Estate needs (only if they need this for the MDA grant or in order for their home to be rebuilt). There will also be a Medicaid Information Session from 5pm - 6pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the telephone numbers below. D. Antoine Denise Antoine Administrative Assistant -> The Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Supported and staffed by attorneys, community leaders and volunteers, the Center develops and pursues strategies to combat discrimination and poverty statewide.
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cat_notes: posted 10/3/07, HancockCounty yahoo group: (228) 435-7285 Fax -> Moved old notes 12/30/08 LTel: MCJ has a Katrina Legal Clinic on October 15, 2007 Katrina Legal Clinic will be held at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 974 Division Street in Biloxi. The clinic will be held from 1pm - 4pm. Mississippi Residents can receive assistance on FEMA, Insurance and MDA appeals, Contractor Fraud, Title and Estate needs (only if they need this for the MDA grant or in order for their home to be rebuilt). There will also be a Medicaid Information Session from 5pm - 6pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the telephone numbers below. D. Antoine Denise Antoine Administrative Assistant ----------------------------------- posted 10/3/07, HancockCounty yahoo group: (228) 435-7285 Fax

status: Open -> Closed

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name: LEGAL: Mississippi Center for Justice -> Mississippi Center for Justice
organization: Hancock County Guide to Social Services -> Legal Services
client_contact_name: Mississippi Center for Justice, Katrina Recovery Office -> Mississippi Center for Justice, Katrina Recovery Office

notes: MCJ has a Katrina Legal Clinic on October 15, 2007 Katrina Legal Clinic will be held at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 974 Division Street in Biloxi. The clinic will be held from 1pm - 4pm. Mississippi Residents can receive assistance on FEMA, Insurance and MDA appeals, Contractor Fraud, Title and Estate needs (only if they need this for the MDA grant or in order for their home to be rebuilt). There will also be a Medicaid Information Session from 5pm - 6pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the telephone numbers below. D. Antoine Denise Antoine Administrative Assistant Mississippi Center for Justice Katrina Recovery Office 974 Division Street Biloxi, MS 39530 (228) 435-7284 Office (228) 435-7285 Fax Website: www.mscenterforjustice.org -> MCJ has a Katrina Legal Clinic on October 15, 2007 Katrina Legal Clinic will be held at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 974 Division Street in Biloxi. The clinic will be held from 1pm - 4pm. Mississippi Residents can receive assistance on FEMA, Insurance and MDA appeals, Contractor Fraud, Title and Estate needs (only if they need this for the MDA grant or in order for their home to be rebuilt). There will also be a Medicaid Information Session from 5pm - 6pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the telephone numbers below. D. Antoine Denise Antoine Administrative Assistant
client_contact_name: -> Mississippi Center for Justice, Katrina Recovery Office
client_contact_address: -> 974 Division Street Biloxi, MS
client_contact_phone: -> (228) 435-7284
cat_notes: posted 10/3/07, HancockCounty yahoo group: -> posted 10/3/07, HancockCounty yahoo group: (228) 435-7285 Fax

name: LEGAL SERVICES: Mississippi Center for Justice -> LEGAL: Mississippi Center for Justice

name: Mississippi Center for Justice -> LEGAL SERVICES: Mississippi Center for Justice

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notes: posted 10/3/07, HancockCounty yahoo group: MCJ has a Katrina Legal Clinic on October 15, 2007 Katrina Legal Clinic will be held at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 974 Division Street in Biloxi. The clinic will be held from 1pm - 4pm. Mississippi Residents can receive assistance on FEMA, Insurance and MDA appeals, Contractor Fraud, Title and Estate needs (only if they need this for the MDA grant or in order for their home to be rebuilt). There will also be a Medicaid Information Session from 5pm - 6pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the telephone numbers below. D. Antoine Denise Antoine Administrative Assistant Mississippi Center for Justice Katrina Recovery Office 974 Division Street Biloxi, MS 39530 (228) 435-7284 Office (228) 435-7285 Fax Website: www.mscenterforjustice.org -> MCJ has a Katrina Legal Clinic on October 15, 2007 Katrina Legal Clinic will be held at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 974 Division Street in Biloxi. The clinic will be held from 1pm - 4pm. Mississippi Residents can receive assistance on FEMA, Insurance and MDA appeals, Contractor Fraud, Title and Estate needs (only if they need this for the MDA grant or in order for their home to be rebuilt). There will also be a Medicaid Information Session from 5pm - 6pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the telephone numbers below. D. Antoine Denise Antoine Administrative Assistant Mississippi Center for Justice Katrina Recovery Office 974 Division Street Biloxi, MS 39530 (228) 435-7284 Office (228) 435-7285 Fax Website: www.mscenterforjustice.org
cat_notes: -> posted 10/3/07, HancockCounty yahoo group:

organization: Legal Services - ProBono -> Hancock County Guide to Social Services
mission: From their website: The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) was established in June 2002 as a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Its founding responded to an urgent need to re-establish in-state advocacy on behalf of low-income people and communities of color. Supported and staffed by civil rights advocates, attorneys, social service advocates and others, MCJ is committed to developing and pursuing strategies that combat discrimination and poverty in Mississippi. Since its beginnings, MCJ has advanced social justice in Mississippi by: • preventing 65,000 poor and disabled Mississippians (PLADS)from losing healthcare; • dismantling a Jim Crow-era school board election system in the Mississippi Delta; • ending the torture of juveniles in the state’s training schools, successfully fighting for their right to counsel, and helping pass sweeping juvenile justice reform; • attacking predatory lending practices in the migrant poultry worker community; • preventing the funneling of children from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse by teaching grassroots community organizers and defense attorneys to navigate the state’s convoluted juvenile justice system; and • facilitating development of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate poverty by economic justice advocates from across the Deep South. Increased Organizational Effectiveness Social justice movements arise and respond to an ongoing community presence. Through MCJ, national and regional organizations can decrease their response time, strengthen community partnerships, and avoid the “carpetbagger syndrome” by partnering with organizations with a physical presence in Mississippi. Word-of-mouth referrals, media coverage, the expansion of work throughout the state the need for similar programs have increased demand for MCJ’s legal support. Other advocacy organizations, such as the MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, the Mississippi Education Working Group, Citizens for Quality Education, and Southern Echo have turned to MCJ for legal expertise and research. The Mississippi Center for Justice is committed to brokering these partnerships and keeping them effective. Additional regional and national support allows MCJ to broker partnerships, keep them effective and respond more effectively to requests for assistance. -> From their website: The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) was established in June 2002 as a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Its founding responded to an urgent need to re-establish in-state advocacy on behalf of low-income people and communities of color. Supported and staffed by civil rights advocates, attorneys, social service advocates and others, MCJ is committed to developing and pursuing strategies that combat discrimination and poverty in Mississippi. Since its beginnings, MCJ has advanced social justice in Mississippi by: � preventing 65,000 poor and disabled Mississippians (PLADS)from losing healthcare; � dismantling a Jim Crow-era school board election system in the Mississippi Delta; � ending the torture of juveniles in the state�s training schools, successfully fighting for their right to counsel, and helping pass sweeping juvenile justice reform; � attacking predatory lending practices in the migrant poultry worker community; � preventing the funneling of children from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse by teaching grassroots community organizers and defense attorneys to navigate the state�s convoluted juvenile justice system; and � facilitating development of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate poverty by economic justice advocates from across the Deep South. Increased Organizational Effectiveness Social justice movements arise and respond to an ongoing community presence. Through MCJ, national and regional organizations can decrease their response time, strengthen community partnerships, and avoid the �carpetbagger syndrome� by partnering with organizations with a physical presence in Mississippi. Word-of-mouth referrals, media coverage, the expansion of work throughout the state the need for similar programs have increased demand for MCJ�s legal support. Other advocacy organizations, such as the MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, the Mississippi Education Working Group, Citizens for Quality Education, and Southern Echo have turned to MCJ for legal expertise and research. The Mississippi Center for Justice is committed to brokering these partnerships and keeping them effective. Additional regional and national support allows MCJ to broker partnerships, keep them effective and respond more effectively to requests for assistance.
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mission: -> From their website: The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) was established in June 2002 as a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Its founding responded to an urgent need to re-establish in-state advocacy on behalf of low-income people and communities of color. Supported and staffed by civil rights advocates, attorneys, social service advocates and others, MCJ is committed to developing and pursuing strategies that combat discrimination and poverty in Mississippi. Since its beginnings, MCJ has advanced social justice in Mississippi by: • preventing 65,000 poor and disabled Mississippians (PLADS)from losing healthcare; • dismantling a Jim Crow-era school board election system in the Mississippi Delta; • ending the torture of juveniles in the state’s training schools, successfully fighting for their right to counsel, and helping pass sweeping juvenile justice reform; • attacking predatory lending practices in the migrant poultry worker community; • preventing the funneling of children from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse by teaching grassroots community organizers and defense attorneys to navigate the state’s convoluted juvenile justice system; and • facilitating development of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate poverty by economic justice advocates from across the Deep South. Increased Organizational Effectiveness Social justice movements arise and respond to an ongoing community presence. Through MCJ, national and regional organizations can decrease their response time, strengthen community partnerships, and avoid the “carpetbagger syndrome” by partnering with organizations with a physical presence in Mississippi. Word-of-mouth referrals, media coverage, the expansion of work throughout the state the need for similar programs have increased demand for MCJ’s legal support. Other advocacy organizations, such as the MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, the Mississippi Education Working Group, Citizens for Quality Education, and Southern Echo have turned to MCJ for legal expertise and research. The Mississippi Center for Justice is committed to brokering these partnerships and keeping them effective. Additional regional and national support allows MCJ to broker partnerships, keep them effective and respond more effectively to requests for assistance.