Maine Equal Justice
@MeEqualJustice
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Maine Equal Justice is a nonprofit legal aid provider working to increase economic security, opportunity, and equity for people in Maine.
Maine, USA
Joined May 2015
@LWVME Keep an 👀 out! Tomorrow at your polling place, please join us in stopping voter suppression! Maine Equal Justice strongly believes in a safe and secure election system that encourages full participation of eligible voters. Decline to sign petitions to undermine this!
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🇺🇸 🗳️Absentee voting is safe, secure, + you can check on your returned ballot online, w/ or w/o your pet's help 🐾 https://t.co/wO9MwaUhha On 10/5, most polls open @ 7AM/close @ 8PM. Find your polling place: https://t.co/ZENutAdy1D Voter Hotline @LWVME Text/call (207) 558-3333
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📢 Enter to win $1,800 to help with your expenses! If you’re having a hard time making ends meet in 2024, you're not alone. Help us find out how people in Maine are getting by, so we can make the right kind of change together! Go to: https://t.co/HiR1ZFHosV
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All treats, no tricks here! If you help support our work (housing! food security! economic security for all!) by Halloween, your donation will be DOUBLED. Pitch in here: https://t.co/BG6gjWpbAp
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🇺🇸Sign up for info from MEJ you can foward to friends and family: https://t.co/k7ochLVvFe 🇺🇸Or simply share this helpful guide from League of Women Voters!
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📢 It takes ALL of us to make change! Are you solid about your own plan to vote but unsure what else to do now? "Triple" your vote by making sure family and friends have info and a plan to vote too!
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🚧 At this time, the application is posted in only English. Language helpers, please reach out to community members who have language barriers to help them apply ASAP! This is a first come, first serve program.
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📢 The Eviction Prevention Program (EPP) is now OPEN for applications! This is a pilot program for 2024-2026 which will pay rent for qualified ME tenants for up to 12 months. Income and rent costs determine who qualifies. For info/to apply: https://t.co/lLJGcG3PnC
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It's spooky season...and we’ve got some scarily good news at Maine Equal Justice...all donations are being MATCHED dollar-for-dollar through Oct. 31st. Pitch in here ➡️ https://t.co/BG6gjWpbAp
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In case you missed it, @mainemorninstar has a good article about the Eviction Prevention Program which is due to open for applications later this month! https://t.co/YClO3xrZHR
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💻 Try a NEW TANF eligibility and benefit estimator from MEJ and Pine Tree Legal Assistance:
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📢 ME TANF families just got a raise! Beginning this month, parents who participate in the TANF program will see a 20% increase in their benefit. 📽️Meet the team of ME moms who led this work (LD 1877), with MEJ and responsive elected leaders like Rep. Michele Meyer! #mepolitics
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Our Policy Advocate Alex Carter joined @SenAngusKing and others at the Bar Harbor Food Pantry yesterday where they discussed SNAP, seasonal workers, and the high cost of living across the state. SNAP is vital is for our state and families can't afford any more cuts!
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⭐⭐ EARLY VOTING has started in Maine! You can fill out an absentee ballot in person at your municipal office now through Oct. 31. #mepolitics 🇺🇸 Find your polling place: https://t.co/lJaxkYZrbz 🇺🇸 See what's on the ballot: https://t.co/S0D69Y7KSh
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If you get SNAP and also pay for heat or a/c in your home, you may be able to boost your SNAP benefits with the “full standard utility allowance”!
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📢 Basic guidelines for the Eviction Prevention Program (rent relief pilot passed by the Maine legislature this year) are online. See if you may qualify, and sign up for updates. We'll share more info about applying when the program launches. https://t.co/lLJGcG3PnC
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📬 If you return your ballot by mail, make sure it has enough time to be received by your town clerk. There is a deadline to request your absentee ballot, which is the Thursday before Election Day.
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📢 Any registered voter in Maine may cast an absentee ballot. Absentee voting is anonymous and convenient! Learn more from the League of Women Voters Maine: https://t.co/lJaxkYZrbz
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2023 Census numbers are here, and they tell a story about Maine, the nation, and how we can make change. Read more on our blog: https://t.co/6eeQ6BtHuB
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🇺🇸 🇺🇸 It's National Voter Registration Day! ✅️ Sign MEJ's Pledge to Vote for all the info you need to vote this fall! https://t.co/HEpRkkUOUD ✅️ Make sure you're registered to vote with Maine's new online voter reg site! https://t.co/LdkUXf9tWU
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