[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11305]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING PINE TREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 12, 2012

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Pine Tree Legal 
Assistance in celebration of their 45th anniversary this month.
  Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a non-profit organization dedicated to 
providing high quality, free, legal assistance to low-income 
individuals. Serving as the primary legal aid provider in Maine with 
six offices ranging from Presque Isle to Portland, Pine Tree Legal 
strives to provide access to legal assistance in all corners of the 
state.
  Since its founding on July 19, 1967, Pine Tree Legal Assistance has 
worked to remove the barriers to justice that can be experienced by 
low-income Mainers. Their services range from providing basic legal 
advice to active representation in the most serious cases. The 
organization continues to place a priority on helping individuals and 
families meet their basic human needs, such as access to housing, food, 
income, safety, and education. Pine Tree Legal also boasts innovative, 
issue-specific divisions such as a Native American Unit and KIDS LEGAL, 
as well as providing help with unemployment issues and foreclosure 
prevention. More recently, they have been responsible for the 
development and ongoing support of Stateside Legal, which is an online 
resource to provide legal information to veterans and military 
families.
  Pine Tree Legal Assistance maintains an excellent reputation in the 
field of legal advocacy. They also serve as one of six Maine nonprofits 
that meet the Better Business Bureau standards for charitable 
accountability. I am pleased to share in the celebration of Pine Tree 
Legal Assistance's 45th year of exemplary legal assistance to the 
people of Maine.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Pine Tree Legal 
Assistance on achieving this tremendous milestone.

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