Legal Services

Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
One West Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617 661 1010
617 661 3289 (fax)

Web site: http://www.clsacc.org/

Description of Program/Services Provided:

• Free legal assistance for cases related to family law, housing, immigration, disability benefits
• Affordable mental health counseling
• Affordable group therapy

Contact name: For legal assistance, call 617 661 1010 and front desk does initial intake.
For counseling, call main number and ask for counseling

Status or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Low income.

Cost of services: free for legal. Sliding scale fees for counseling, $5 - $55 per visit. Insurance is not accepted.

Additional notes: Spanish spoken. Evening appointments available.

Disability Law Center Inc.
11 Beacon St., Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
617 723 8455/ 1 800 872 9992, Voice
617 227 9464/ 1 800 381 0577, TTY
617 723 9125 (fax)

Web site: http://www.dlc-ma.org/

Email address: mail@dlc-ma.org

Description of Program/Services Provided:

• Information, referral, technical assistance and representation regarding legal rights and services for people with disabilities.

Status or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Must have a disability. Legal issue must pertain to discrimination based on a disability and have occurred within the state of Massachusetts.

Cost of services: free.

Additional notes: Intake hours: M,T,Th,F 9-5 p.m.(no Wednesdays) Intake is done by phone through the Boston office.  Service area: Statewide.

Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend St.
Boston, MA 02114
617 371 1234
617 371 1228, TDD
1 800 323 3205, toll free
617 371 1222 (fax)

Web site: http://www.gbls.org/

Description of Program/Services Provided:

• Asian Outreach Unit (Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese spoken)—provides assistance for housing, domestic violence, family issues, employment, benefits, and immigration
• Elderly Unit—serves seniors regardless of income
• Employment Unit—helps those denied benefits or not receiving minimum wage or overtime
• Family Law Unit
• Health & Disability Unit
• Housing Unit
• Immigrant Unit
• Medicare Advocacy Project
• Welfare Law Unit

Status or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Income must not exceed 125% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines and must live in service area (see www.gbls.org/legalhelp.htm).
Elderly clients and medicare beneficiaries are not subject to income guidelines.

Cost of services: free.

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
23 Everett St., first floor
Cambridge, MA 02138-2702
617 495 4408
617 496 2687 (fax)

Web site: www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hlab/index.php

Email address: hlab@mail.law.harvard.edu

Description of Program/Services Provided:

• Assists in cases related to housing, government benefits, family law, wages and hours

Status or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Low or no income, resident of Suffolk County and/or some communities in Middlesex County.

Cost of services: free.

Additional notes: Office hours: Monday-Friday 9-5 p.m.

Legal Advocacy Resource Center
197 Friend St.
Boston, MA 02114
617 603 1700
1 800 342 LAWS, toll free
617 371 1188 (fax)

Web site: http://www.larcma.org/

Description of Program/Services Provided:

• Hotline for brief advice and referrals: 617 603 1700/1 800 342 LAWS
• Tuesday evening Hotline: 617 603 1815
• Bankruptcy issues: 617 603 1584
• SSI Matters: 617 603 1515

Status or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Low income, Massachusetts resident.
Can provide services usually only to U.S. citizens and/or green card holders.