PTLA Volunteer Expectations

Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) volunteers play an important role in creating and sustaining an environment that is respectful of others, committed to excellence, and attentive to the highest ethical standards. 


Please review and adhere to the volunteer expectations outlined below. Doing so will help ensure that volunteer actions are consistent with PTLA values and prioritize the safety and well-being of PTLA  clients and community members.

 

Maine Eviction Report

Historically, data around rental housing instability in Maine has been limited, particularly when it comes to evictions. To help illuminate the story of what is happening with evictions in Maine, Pine Tree Legal Assistance embarked on a research project in 2022 in partnership with the John T. Gorman Foundation and building off the 2020 work of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition.

Pine Tree Legal Assistance gathered and reviewed data from 5,414 eviction files for the period from March 2019 to March 2022. We reviewed files from 24 District Courts around the state.

Newsletter

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In Pursuit of Justice - A Newsletter From Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Pine Tree Legal Assistance is proud to present our monthly newsletter - In Pursuit of Justice.