Learn about or get an update on the basics of the two main cash assistance programs in Massachusetts: TAFDC (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children)-the main cash assistance program for families, and EAEDC (Emergency Aid to Elders, Disabled and Children)-the cash assistance program for elders and disabled and a few children.

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This course is part of the MA Law Reform Institute's Basic Public Benefits Advocacy Training Series, a series of nine trainings for legal and community advocates who assist low- and moderate-income individuals and families.

VLP offers vouchers for active panel members who would like to take any half-day or full-day course at MCLE for only $25.00. To request a voucher through VLP, please contact Jessica Rubin-Wills at

jrubin-Wills@vlpnet.org

or 617-423-0648 x129 at least one week before the course you would like to attend. We will send you a voucher that you can use to register directly with MCLE.