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Maine Equal Justice seeks a dynamic and passionate Workforce Navigator to help us connect workers with good jobs, registered apprenticeship and training programs, unemployment benefits, and support services. The Navigator will actively reach out to connect workers with these opportunities. The Navigator will coordinate outreach, develop expertise in job placement, unemployment insurance, and other support services, and work to develop the leadership of workers to address systemic barriers that prevent workers from gaining dignity and economic security on the job.

A project within Pine Tree Legal Assistance, providing free civil legal aid for Maine’s children and their caregivers

The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations was formed in 2019 to examine racial disparities across all systems and improve opportunities and outcomes for historically disadvantaged racial, indigenous and tribal populations in the State. It is an independent government entity that is empowered to conduct research, advise all three branches of government, submit its own legislation, hold public hearings, and more. It issued its first legislative report in 2020.

More Mainers 55-64 could enroll and seek health care through Medicaid (MaineCare) without the threat of losing their home if we opt to protect their estates from recovery.

Legal Aid Resources Available to Low-Income and Elderly Mainers. This list is an overview of areas of law addressed, NOT a comprehensive list of services. Please contact the provider agencies directly for complete information about the services they provide. Because of limited resources, none of these agencies is able to meet the demand for services.

Maine Equal Justice can help you with some legal problems. Our resources are limited. We try to
take on cases or issues where we can help the most people at the same time.

Throughout the last year, tens of thousands of Maine workers lost their jobs due to an unprecedented
pandemic and the resulting recession that sent shock waves through our economy. When these workers
turned to the unemployment insurance (UI) program for urgent help, they encountered a program
unprepared and unable to manage the magnitude of claims filed. Many waited months for benefits while
they struggled to pay the rent and put food on the table. Had the federal government not stepped in by
creating three new UI programs to supplement inadequate state programs, nearly two-thirds of Maine’s
unemployed workers would have been left without any support during the crisis.

The Invest in Tomorrow initiative is driven by a broad network of organizations and individuals across the state who have come together to ensure all Maine families with children can meet their basic needs and have opportunities for good jobs and a brighter future.