Michigan Poverty Law Program

Legal ServicesMichigan, United States2-10 Employees

The Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP) operates within the legal services sector as a state-supported resource for local legal aid programs and poverty law advocates. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, MPLP focuses on systemic advocacy to reduce barriers facing low-income individuals and families, drawing on experience since its inception in 1997. The organization provides training, case consultation, and support to advocates across thousands of cases, and has helped establish statewide programs addressing emerging legal needs such as immigrant rights, foreclosure prevention, elder justice, civil legal information, and unemployment benefits in Michigan. Its activities are carried out through a collaboration between the Michigan Advocacy Program and the University of Michigan Law School, positioning MPLP as a key support and coordination hub within Michigan’s poverty law ecosystem. In addition to its ongoing program work, MPLP has engaged in high-profile litigation efforts, including a federal class action filed in 2020 alongside other civil rights organizations against a property management company." } } } All attributes attached to MPLP are treated neutrally and factually based on the provided information. } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }}} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }

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