Maine Equal Justice: People. Policy. Solutions.

What We Do

Maine Equal Justice focuses its work on many of the issues that affect people’s daily lives – access to adequate health care, housing, transportation and childcare; food and income security; and higher education and training.

We:

Advocate for fair public policies
Provide direct legal services
Partner with diverse low-income communities and agencies through outreach, organizing, and education

Our Legislative Priorities for 2026

Having trouble making ends meet? Help is available.

Maine Equal Justice helps people in Maine get support for basic needs like housing, food, and healthcare.

If you are having trouble making ends meet, you may be able to get support through MaineCare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General Assistance, SNAP (Food Assistance), or other public assistance.

Applying for benefits can be difficult and discouraging. We listen without judging and do whatever we can to help solve the problem with you.

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Policy details matter

Facts matter.Information is power. Data and research inform the policy changes we advance and support.

We know the law and can identify ways to improve it. We work with impacted communities, government agencies, policymakers, experts, academics, and state and national partners to gather the best information and to learn from the experience and perspective of others.

Policy solutions start with people.

Effective advocacy to improve policies must come from real experiences and must be guided by people who are directly impacted by those policies. We partner with people who are struggling to make ends meet and work together to advance policy solutions to ensure that all Mainers have enough food in the fridge, a place to call home, and affordable health care.

Together we work to increase economic opportunity so ALL people in Maine can get and stay ahead.

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Maine Equal Justice is a nonprofit civil legal aid and economic justice organization working to increase economic security, opportunity, and equity for people in Maine.

Address: 126 Sewall Street, Augusta, ME 04330

Phone: (866) 626-7059 (toll-free)

EIN: 04-3346273

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