Legal Services
Boston Fair Housing Commission
1 City Hall Square
Room 966
Boston, MA 02201-2041
617-635-2500
Our mission is to ensure fair and equitable access to housing opportunities. We strive to increase equity and reduce barriers to opportunity for persons living and working in the City of Boston. If you feel you’ve experienced housing discrimination in Boston, you can file a complaint with our office.
Cambridge Human Rights Commission
51 Inman St. 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-349-4396
Email Nancy Schlacter, Executive Director
The Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC) was established in 1984 to protect the civil rights of residents and visitors to the city. Have you experienced discrimination in the City of Cambridge? Use our NEW intake form.
De Novo (formerly Community Legal Services & Counseling Center)
47 Thorndike Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-661-1010
Free civil legal assistance & affordable counseling for people with low incomes.
Disability Law Center
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
617 723-8455 | 800 872-9992
mail@dlc-ma.org
DLC is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing protection and advocacy for the rights of Massachusetts residents with disabilities. DLC receives federal, state and private funding but is not part of the state or federal government.
Elder Law Project
Intake Line: 617-651-2357
The Elder Law Project’s two-fold mission is to educate low-income seniors about the importance of having end-of-life documents such as wills, health care proxies, durable powers of attorney, and living wills — and to prepare these documents on a pro bono (free) basis.
GBLS–Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-371-1234
Every year Greater Boston Legal Services helps more than 10,000 low-income families and individuals solve their civil (non-criminal) legal problems. We represent our clients in court, at appeals, in hearings before administrative law judges, and with advice and paperwork, both as individuals and through partnerships with community organizations.
GLAD
18 Tremont, Suite 950
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617.426.1350
Fax: 617.426.3594
Email: gladlaw@glad.org
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
Listing of Local Legal Services and Tenants’ Rights Info
MA Commission against Discrimination
1 Ashburton Place, Suite 601
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-3990
Our mission is to eradicate discrimination in the Commonwealth by investigating and prosecuting Complaints of Discrimination that occur in Employment, Housing, Public Places, Access to Education, Lending, and Credit. We also offer training to help prevent discrimination from occurring.
MassLegalHelp
Assists families in finding practical information about their legal rights.
MHLAC–Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
24 School Street, Suite 804
Boston, MA 02108
617-338-2345
Advancing the rights and opportunities of persons with mental health challenges through quality legal advocacy and education in Massachusetts.
Women’s Bar Foundation
105 Chauncy Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
617-973-6666
The Women’s Bar Foundation provides free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, low-income seniors seeking end-of-life documents such as simple wills, health care proxies or powers of attorney and low-income individuals and families facing eviction in Hampden County.