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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Portland Public Library to host Veterans’ Benefits Monthly Legal Clinic

First Thursday of each month – 1:00-3:00pm
Meeting Room #4
Portland, Maine - The Portland Public Library and the Maine Volunteers Lawyer Project announce a new series of legal aid clinics to help veterans access benefits.  These sessions will be held on the first Thursday of every month beginning March 6th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The clinics will be held in Meeting Room #4. Volunteers will provide free help to veterans applying for VA benefits or appealing a denial. No appointment necessary.

VLP and the veterans’ benefits attorneys are pleased to provide this service to help guide our respected veterans through the VA benefits process.

The VLP is a joint project of Pine Tree Legal Assistance and the Maine Bar Foundation, dedicated to engaging volunteers in providing civil legal aid. Housed within Pine Tree Legal, VLP has more than 760 students, attorneys and community members volunteering It was established in 1983 to coordinate the volunteer efforts of Maine attorneys and community members volunteering each year and it generated more than $1 million dollars annually in volunteer services.

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