MLAC provides General Support to:
- Legal Aid Organizations that offer legal advice and representation to low-income Massachusetts residents facing civil legal problems; and
- Special Projects that are run by the staff of legal aid organizations in Massachusetts.
Legal Aid Organizations
Center for Law and Education
105 Chauncy Street, 6th Floor, Suite 3
Boston, MA 02111
617-451-0855
Center for Public Representation
22 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-587-6265
Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts
P.O. Box 710
2 State Street
Lynn, MA 01903
781-581-1977
Community Legal Aid
370 Main Street, Suite 200
Worcester, MA 01608
855-252-5342
De Novo Center for Justice and Healing (formerly CLSACC)
47 Thorndike Street, Suite SB-LL-1
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-661-1010
Disability Law Center
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
617-723-8455
Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-371-1234
Massachusetts Advocates for Children
25 Kingston Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
617-357-8431
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
40 Court Street, Suite 700
Boston, MA 02108
617-357-0700
MetroWest Legal Services
63 Fountain Street, Suite 304
Framingham, MA 01702
508-620-1830
National Consumer Law Center
7 Winthrop Square, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-542-8010
Northeast Legal Aid
50 Island Street, Suite 203A
Lawrence, MA 01840
800-336-2262
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project
98 North Washington Street, Suite 106
Boston MA 02114
617-742-9296
Prisoners’ Legal Services
50 Federal Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-482-2773
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
22 Bedford Street
Fall River, MA 02722-2507
508-676-5022
Veterans Legal Services
P.O. Box 8457
Boston, MA 02114
857-317-4474
Victim Rights Law Center
115 Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-399-6720
Volunteer Lawyers Project
7 Winthrop Square, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-603-1700
Special Projects
Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project
The Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project (DVLAP) offers comprehensive civil legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence to help them rebuild their lives safe from abuse. DVLAP advocates handle complex family law cases, including child custody and visitation, paternity, child support enforcement, and divorce. They also assist people facing domestic violence with other legal issues arising from abuse, such as securing housing, health coverage, and domestic violence-based immigration status. This project was formerly known as the Battered Women’s Legal Assistance Project.
The following legal aid organizations receive DVLAP funding: Community Legal Aid, De Novo, Greater Boston Legal Services, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, MetroWest Legal Services, Northeast Legal Aid, South Coastal Counties Legal Services.
Disability Benefits Project
The Disability Benefits Project (DBP) was created by the Legislature in 1984 to provide legal assistance to low-income Massachusetts residents who have been wrongfully denied federal disability benefits or who have had their benefits unfairly reduced or terminated by the Social Security Administration.
The following legal aid organizations receive DBP funding: Center for Public Representation, Community Legal Aid, De Novo, Disability Law Center, Greater Boston Legal Services, MetroWest Legal Services, Northeast Legal Aid, South Coastal Counties Legal Services.
Medicare Advocacy Project
The Medicare Advocacy Project (MAP) operates from legal aid offices across the Commonwealth, assisting elders and persons with disabilities in obtaining the Medicare and Medicare-related health insurance coverage to which they are entitled. MAP advocates represent Medicare beneficiaries with individual issues and in groups to address policy issues.
The following legal aid organizations receive MAP funding: Community Legal Aid, Greater Boston Legal Services, South Coastal Counties Legal Services.