What we do - Mercy Law Resource Centre

MLRC provides five key services:

Free legal advice clinics in hostels for people who are homeless and in centres that are easily accessible for people facing homelessness
Legal representation
Legal support and training for organisations working in the field of homelessness
Policy work to advocate changes to the laws, policies and attitudes that are particularly harsh for people facing homelessness, and on the margins of our society
Befriending service for clients who present with specific vulnerabilities and are in need of support

Free Legal Advice

We provide free legal advice clinics, staffed by MLRC solicitors, in five hostels/drop-in centres

Free Legal Representation

Mercy Law Resource Centre provides free legal representation, where required, to individual clients in social housing and related social welfare law.

Training and Legal Support

Since our establishment, MLRC has worked in partnership with many different organisations to advance the cause of access to justice for homeless people.

Policy Work

Arising out of advice and casework, we seek to identify issues which affect our client group and work to bring about changes in areas which would be of benefit to them.

Befriending

The Befriending Programme is an invaluable asset to MLRC as we recognise that the legal system can be alienating and difficult and frustrating to negotiate.