Health, Education and Legal Assistance Project: A Medical-Legal Partnership (HELP: MLP) improves the health and wellbeing of pregnant and parenting families in southeastern Pennsylvania by providing integrated civil legal services through public health partnerships that address harmful social and structural determinants of health.
HELP: MLP staff, embedded within our partner organizations, The Foundation for Delaware County and National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, work alongside nurses, home visitors, and case managers to:
- Identify unmet legal, social, and financial needs,
- Provide direct legal services to clients in their homes,
- Strengthen the advocacy capacity of public health partners to address harmful social and structural determinants of health, and
- Improve community-wide outcomes through systemic advocacy and policy change.
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For more information about HELP: MLP email info@helpmlp.org.