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Charles Group Consulting
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Registration year: |
2016 |
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Lobbyist Entity
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Address:
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131 Tremont Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, 02111 US / 617-423-2231
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Lobbyist information
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Amount
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Total salaries paid:
$148,735.98
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Client information
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Amount
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Beacon ABA
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$6,572.49
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2016 to assist Beacon ABA Services, Inc. in advocating for legislation that is beneficial to the organization’s mission and against legislation that is harmful. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Beacon ABA Services, Inc. with any other governmental affairs work, as necessary.
Julie Marie Boldoc
Charles Glick
Kathryn Ann Saville
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Bottom Line
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$24,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Seeking state funding for the fiscal year 2017
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Compassion & Choices
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$24,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/15/2016
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End of Life Planning and care
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Criterion Child Enrichment
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$13,970.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2016 to assist Criterion Child Enrichment in advocating for legislation that is beneficial to the organization’s mission and against legislation that is harmful. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Criterion with any other governmental affairs work, as necessary.
Kathryn A Saville
Charles Glick
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Evergreen Center
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$16,280.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2016 to assist Evergreen Center, Inc. in advocating for legislation that is beneficial to the organization’s mission and against legislation that is harmful. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Evergreen with any other governmental affairs work, as necessary.
Julie Marie Boldoc
Charles Glick
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Individual (Not a Corporation)
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$10,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Bill S758: An Act relative to access to a decedent's electronic mail accounts
Bill H1287: An Act relative to access to a decedent's electronic mail accounts
These bills update our laws to keep pace with technology while still protecting individual privacy.
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International Institute of New England
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$33,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work with the International Institute of New England (IINE) in 2016 to advocate for funding through the FY16 budget in support of mental health services for refugees and immigrants in the Commonwealth.
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Jewish Community Relations Council
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$34,800.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Generally assist in meeting with members of the House and Administration to lobby for budget and legislation, among others.
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Job Training Alliance
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$9,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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increase awareness and funding for community based organizations providing pre-employment training;
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Mass Mentoring Partnership
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$9,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Work to increase funding for the Mentoring Matching Grants line item (7061-9634) and engage with chief legislative sponsors, Rep Pignatelli and Sen. Forry, to support that goal. Communicate with all members of the Legislature and members of the Administration to raise awareness about mentoring as it relates to other social issues such as school success, youth violence prevention and workforce readiness.
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Massachusetts Association of Housing Cooperatives
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$1,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Protecting housing cooperatives in Massachusetts from harmful legislation; promoting the interests of housing cooperatives and advocating on behalf of issues of importance to cooperatives.
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Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants
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$31,900.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Outside Section 48: Technical Correction enabling Physician Assistants to Sign Death Certificates:
In general, MAPA will utilize Charles Group to represent us on any legislatiion or regulation that may impact the abilities of Physician Assistants to practice in the Commonwealth. With the passage of the HCCC act, we will now be looking at regulations that need updating with the inclusion of PAs as Primary Care Providers.
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Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
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$10,500.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group will work with us on homelessness and housing issues in the budget, with a focus on homelessness prevention.
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Massachusetts Dental Hygienists' Association
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$30,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2016 to advance legislation that is beneficial to the dental hygienist profession and MDHA, and to lobby against any detrimental legislation. CGC will also assist MDHA with any other governmental affairs work, as necessary.
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Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute
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$9,216.67
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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09/23/2016
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Charles Group Consulting is engaged to work a few hours per month for the Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute (the "Institute") to develop a strategy for enacting a public guardianship statute for Massachusetts. No specific legislators have been identified yet, as we are still in the process of deciding what such an agency would look like, and reviewing options for content to create the agency. The Charles Group has begun conversations with us to learn what specific outcomes we hope for, and to identify the stakeholder groups with which the Institute may be able to work successfully to enact legislation for the proposed agency.
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Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Organization
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$14,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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03/29/2016
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Lobbyist will lobby on behalf of Client, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, to pass H.422/S.336, An Act to Establish a State Seal of Biliteracy, and H.498/S.262, an Act relative to Language Opportunity for Our Kids (LOOK bill), and to assist Client in advancing H.2985, An Act Relative to Safe Driving or similar legislation, as well as advocating for amendments to H.3814, An Act Permitting the Issuance of REAL ID Licenses and Identification Cards, until the end of this legislative session that ends on July 31, 2016.
In this regard, the Lobbyist will assist Client through consulting, message development, strategic planning, policy analysis and research, and network development. Lobbyist will assist Client in developing materials to share with legislators and will assist Client in communicating and building relationships with members of the MA House and Senate leadership, including Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo, the Chairs of the Education Committee (Sen. Chang-Diaz and Rep. Peisch), the Transportation Committee (Sen. McGee and Rep. Strauss), the Ways and Means Committee (Sen. Spilka and Rep. Dempsey), and any other subsequent committees with jurisdiction over these bills as needed.
Lobbyist will also assist Client as needed in its advocacy for the following Budget Line Items: Line Items 4003-0122, 7035-0002, 4513-1130, and 4401-1000, and in opposing any House or Senate budget amendments that are detrimental to immigrant and refugee communities in MA, including assistance with contacting appropriate House or Senate leadership noted above.
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Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc.
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$33,600.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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All MLRI lobbying activity, including those undertaken by this lobbyist, are for matters pertaining to income, benefits and other programs affecting those in poverty.
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Massachusetts Service Alliance
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$34,650.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting will advocate on behalf of the Massachusetts Service Alliance for its State Service Corps Line Item 7003-1206 and Commonwealth Corps funding. Both streams of funding support service and volunteer programs across the state. Charles Group Consulting will work with several legislators to achieve this funding including Senator Eric Lesser and Representative Michael Moran.
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METCO Inc.
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$25,500.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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METCO and Public Education
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MotherWoman, Inc.
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$14,200.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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05/03/2016
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We are working on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.B 1769 which would ensure that pregnant workers would be provided with basic minor accommodations like water breaks, stools to sit on and extra bathroom breaks at the job.
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Operation ABLE of Greater Boston, Inc.
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$20,300.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2016 to assist Operation ABLE in advocating for funds in the FY2017 Massachusetts state budget. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Operation ABLE with any other governmental affairs work, as necessary.
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Outside the Box
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$16,000.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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Assisting Outside the Box Festival in attaining funding for 2016 festival.
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Savannah Family Institute, Inc.
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$0.00
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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09/01/2016
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intended meetings with Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, Juvenile JUstice department, Family Court Judges, and members within the State Legislature that work in the areas of Juvenile Justice or Child Welfare.
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The Parent-Child Home Program
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$21,207.25
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Employed
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Terminated
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Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts
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01/01/2016
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To increase funding and support for the Parent-Child Home Program
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Total salaries received:
$509,415.23
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Operating Expenses
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$59,381.68
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Additional Expenses
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$3,008.00
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Total expenses:
$62,389.68
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