Pine Tree Legal Assistance

We believe that there should be fairness, justice and equality for all, and, that if we can instill more fairness in our society, there will be less poverty. Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s mission is to ensure that state and federal laws affecting poor people are upheld, while also addressing the systemic barriers to justice faced by Mainers with low incomes. To achieve this end, Pine Tree provides free civil legal assistance in cases where it can make a difference in one’s ability to meet one’s basic human needs or in enforcing one’s basic human rights, including access to housing, food, income, safety, education, and healthcare.