Poverty is the single most defining characteristic of whether a person will succeed in life. Poverty is the best indicator of whether a person will have good health, live in a safe environment, and obtain a good education. Just as poverty defines the likelihood of success or failure for people, it often determines how a person will be treated by the justice system in this country and whether our system of laws will protect their interests.

Justice for Montanans members work to empower low to moderate income Montanans to advocate for their legal rights, increasing access to justice for Montana's poor.  Established by the Montana Legal Services Association, in partnership with the Self-Help Program of the Montana Supreme Court Office of the Court Administrator and the Montana Attorney General Office of Consumer Protection & Victim Services, the project places 13 members throughout Montana that help provide and expand intake, legal information and referral services for Montana's low income residents seeking legal assistance. 

We invite you to join the social justice movement and become an individual who changes the way poor people access legal services in Montana.

For more information contact:

Michelle Hauer, Project Director   mhauer@mtlsa.org or 1-800-666-6124 x33