LEGAL SERVICES/ADVOCACY
Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts – Legal Services/Parent Information
298 Union Street, Lynn, MA 01901(781) 581-1977 or (888) KID-LAW8
Contact: Margaret McDonald m.mcdonald@clcm.org
Services:The CLCM offers trainings and workshops to parents, professionals, and youth regarding children’s legal rights. These trainings and workshops can cover a variety of topics, including education law, juvenile justice/delinquency law, CHINS law, care and protection/abuse and neglect law, and issues surrounding “aging out” of foster care.
Ages Served: All ages Languages Served: English, Espanol; arrangements for other languages can be made
Eligibility restrictions: Trainings and workshops geared toward helping low income children and families
Fees: Trainings/workshops provided free of charge
Hours of operation: Trainings scheduled on a case by case basis
Childen’s Law Center of Massachusetts – Legal Services/CHINS, Abuse and Neglect, Juvenile Justice
298 Union Street, Lynn, MA 01901(781) 581-1977 or (888) KID-LAW8
Contact: Margaret McDonald m.mcdonald@clcm.org
Services: Provide information/technical assistance to callers with questions concerning juvenile justsice/delinquency, abuse and neglect, education and CHINS laws. The CLCM offers direct representation to children in abuse and neglect, CHINS, and juvenile delinquency cases only through court-assignment. Direct representation for these types of cases cannot be obtained through calling our legal hotline. The CLCM does, however, offer both information/technical assistance and direct representation through our legal hotline in educational matters
Ages Served: Children up to age 22 Languages Served: All languages; have in house Spanish capabilities
Eligibility restrictions: Representation is based on court indigence guidelines
Fees: Services provided free of charge
Hours of operation: Office hours Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Childen’s Law Center of Massachusetts – Legal Services/Education/Disability
298 Union Street, Lynn, MA 01901(781) 581-1977 or (888) KID-LAW8
Contact: Margaret McDonald m.mcdonald@clcm.org
Services: Offer direct representation to children in need of educational advocacy due to school discipline and/or special education needs
Ages Served: Children up to age 22 Languages Served: All languages
Eligibility restrictions: Representation provided to children whose families fall within 125% of the Federal Poverty guidelines and may accept cases on a discretionary basis if the family’s income level falls within 150% of the guidelines.
Fees: Services provided free of charge
Hours of operation: Office hours Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925, Boston, MA 02108(617) 723-8455
Contact: Stanley Eichner mail@dlc-ma.org
Services:Legal services, information and referral for individuals with disabilities. General service areas include special education, benefits, housing, information and referral.
Ages Served: All ages Languages Served: All languages
Eligibility restrictions: None Fees: None
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC) Website: www.helpabusedwomen.org
27 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970(978) 744-8552
Contact: Sheila Radziewicz sheilar@helpabusedwomen.org
Services:HAWC legal advocates (staff and volunteers) assist victims in obtaining restraining orders in 5 district courts (Lynn, Salem, Peabody, Gloucester, and Ipswich Court in Newburyport) and at the Salem Probate and Family Court.
Ages Served: All ages Languages Served: English, Espanol, Portuguese, Russian
Eligibility restrictions: None
Fees: All services are free
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Other Information: web site: www.helpabusedwomen.org
Legal Advocacy and Resource Center, Inc. Website: www.larcma.org
197 Friend St., Boston, Ma 02114 (617) 371-1123
Hotline: (617) 603-1700 or 1-800-342-LAWS
Contact: Avada Douglas a douglas@gbls.org
Services:Operate a free legal hotline that serves as the primary entry point for low income callers in Massachusetts who believe they are experiencing legal problems. Same information in spanish
Ages Served: All Languages Served: English, Espanol, Portugese (in house)
Eligibility restrictions: None
Fees: None
Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesdays 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday evenings 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Other Information: Also have a 209A pro bono panel of attorneys to help at 10-day hearings, depending on circumstances
Lynn Economic Opportunity – Advocacy Center Website: www.leoinc.org
156 Broad Street, Lynn, MA 01901(781) 581-7220, ext 282
Contact: Darlene Gallant
Services:Tenant landlord advocacy and information, eviction prevention, utilities shut off, housing search and referral, emergency help for housing the homeless, direct service to clients through welfare, food stamps, and medicaid application assistance
Fees: Free for low income families or individuals
Neighborhood Legal Services Website: www.neighborhoodlaw.org
37 Friend Street, 3rd Floor, Lynn, MA 01902 (781) 599-7730 or 1-800-747-5056
Contact: Corine Reardon creardon@nlsma.org
Services: Wide range of legal services, including: Community Development/Organizing (assistance to groups, start up non-profits, tenant and other groups, to establish and maintain a voice in the community), Consumer/Debtor Help (assistance with credit cards, car loans, or mortgage debt issues), Elder Law Help (referring clients to Greater Lynn Senior Services for intake/screening and referral to Neighborhood Legal Services), Family Law Help (telephone advice on family law matters, assistance with filing uncontested divorces, and direct representation for domestic violence victims, Housing Law Help (assistance with evictions, subsidy terminations, public housing issues, infomraiton on housing issues), Immigration Law Help (telephone advice on immigration issues), Public Benefits Help (assistance with denial, reduction or termination of welfare benefits, MassHealth, SSI/SSDI, Emergency Assistance shelter denials or terminations), and Unemployment Benefits Denials (assistance preparing for unemployment benefits hearings)
Ages Served: All ages Languages Served: All
Eligibility restrictions: Must meet income guidelines
Fees: All services are free
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
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