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Boston Fair Housing Commission<\/a>
\n1 City Hall Square
\nRoom 966
\nBoston, MA 02201-2041
\n617-635-2500
\nOur mission is to ensure fair and equitable access to\u00a0housing opportunities. We strive to increase equity and reduce barriers to opportunity for\u00a0persons living and working in the City of Boston.\u00a0If you feel you’ve experienced housing\u00a0discrimination in Boston, you can\u00a0file a complaint\u00a0<\/a>with our office.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Cambridge Human Rights Commission<\/a>
\n51 Inman St. 2nd Floor
\nCambridge, MA 02139
\n617-349-4396
\nEmail\u00a0Nancy Schlacter<\/a>, Executive Director
\nThe Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC) was established in 1984 to protect the civil rights of residents and visitors to the city.\u00a0Have you experienced discrimination in the City of Cambridge? Use our NEW intake form<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

De Novo (formerly Community Legal Services & Counseling Center)<\/a>
\n47 Thorndike Street
\nCambridge, MA 02141
\n617-661-1010
\nFree civil legal assistance & affordable counseling for people with low incomes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Disability Law Center<\/a>
\n11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
\nBoston, MA 02108
\n617 723-8455 | 800 872-9992
\nmail@dlc-ma.org<\/a>
\nDLC 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Elder Law Project<\/a>
\nIntake Line: 617-651-2357
\nThe Elder Law Project\u2019s 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 \u2014 and to prepare these documents on a pro bono (free) basis.<\/em><\/p>\n

GBLS–Greater Boston Legal Services<\/a>
\n197 Friend Street
\nBoston, MA 02114
\n617-371-1234
\nEvery year Greater Boston Legal Services helps more than 10,000 low-income families and individuals solve their civil (non-criminal)\u00a0legal 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

GLAD<\/a>
\n18 Tremont, Suite 950
\nBoston, MA 02108
\nPhone: 617.426.1350
\nFax: 617.426.3594
\nEmail:\u00a0gladlaw@glad.org<\/a>
\nGLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders<\/p>\n

Listing of Local Legal Services and Tenants\u2019 Rights Info<\/a><\/p>\n

MA Commission against Discrimination<\/a>
\n1 Ashburton Place, Suite 601<\/span>
\n Boston, MA 02108<\/span>
\n617-727-3990
\nOur 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

MassLegalHelp<\/a>
\nAssists families in finding practical information about their legal rights.<\/em><\/p>\n

MHLAC–Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee<\/a>
\n24 School Street, Suite 804
\nBoston, MA 02108
\n617-338-2345
\nAdvancing the rights and opportunities of persons with mental health challenges through quality legal advocacy and education in Massachusetts.<\/em><\/p>\n

Women’s Bar Foundation<\/a>
\n105 Chauncy Street, 8th Floor<\/span>
\nBoston, MA 02111<\/span>
\n617-973-6666
\nThe 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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0housing opportunities. We strive to increase equity and reduce barriers to opportunity for\u00a0persons living and working in the City of Boston.\u00a0If you feel you’ve experienced housing\u00a0discrimination in Boston, you can\u00a0file a complaint\u00a0with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13837,"featured_media":0,"parent":36,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13837"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/191"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/above\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}