Mission

To create a representative and collaborative atmosphere within legal services, and to provide accessible, welcoming and culturally competent services to clients of all backgrounds and their communities. (NOTE: This mission statement is being revised during Fall 2010).

History

The Massachusetts Legal Services Diversity Coalition was established by MLAC in 1990 to raise awareness of diversity issues and provide technical assistance on diversity to legal aid programs across the Commonwealth.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee furthers diversity work among legal aid programs and provides direction to the Diversity Coalition. Its current members are below.

Contact

For more information on the Diversity Coalition, contact Director Joyce Allen-Beckford at jallen-beckford@mlac.org.

Resources

The Diversity Coalition recommends DiversityInc, which offers articles on a wide variety of workplace-related topics.