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2009 – A Year of Challenges, Opportunities and Successes
 2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. as a partner in the quest for equal access and justice for all!
Reflecting on our journey through 2009 will set the stage for our work and activities for 2010. It was a year in which the recessed economy left many of our neighbors in a world of economic hurt. It was a year in which the unemployment rate was the worst in a quarter of a century, when people not only lost their jobs, but also lost their homes. Foreclosures hit record highs in 2009 and predictions for the first half of 2010 don’t paint a brighter picture in the near future for the people of Memphis and Shelby County, Tipton, Fayette and Lauderdale counties.
But all is not bleak at MALS. 2009 brought some great and memorable highlights. Fortunately, that best-of-times list is longer than the worst of times.
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Thanksgiving Baskets 2009
November 19, 2009 – MALS Main Office
Each year for the past several years, MALS’ staff presents thanksgiving baskets and gift cards to clients in need. Last week, MALS selected seven clients and their families to receive thanksgiving baskets, along with gift cards to purchase meats, poultry and other perishables.
In Memphis, the Family unit’s basket was presented to a Domestic Violence Project client; Memphis Fair Housing Center selected an eviction client; Consumer unit’s basket went to a client from the EarnBenefits project; the Income Maintenance unit chose a client served by our taxpayer clinic; the University of Memphis Legal Clinic selected a client of its Child and Family Litigation Clinic; and Administration’s basket went to a client from our Home Preservation Project.
Our Covington office staff presented gift cards to a family law client, a young mother of two, who recently suffered an aneurism.
Below are photos taken of some of the baskets.
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