Fact Sheets

General Legal Services

MetroWest Legal Services

www.mwlegal.org
620-1830. Located at 63 Fountain Ave. Suite 304, Framingham. Services for low income, disabled and elderly in MetroWest.

Disablity Law Center

dlc-ma.org
Legal services from advice to legislative advocacy in Special Education, Rights and Conditions in Facilities, Civil Rights and Access to Community Services and Health and Benefits

Community Legal Aid

www.communitylegal.org

Multiple offices for low-income and elderly households in Central and Western Massachusetts.

Volunteer Lawyers Project

www.vlpnet.org

Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Greater Boston (including MetroWest).

MA Senior Legal Helpline

(866)778-0939

Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

(617)654-0400 or (866)MASS-LRS

Legal Resource Finder

www.masslegalservices.org/findlegalaid
Find Legal Aid

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

www.harvardlegalaid.org
(617) 495-4408 – Legal services for low income people in the greater Boston area

MA Law Reform Institute

www.mlri.org

Mission to advance economic, racial and social justice through legal action, policy advocacy, coalition building, and community outreach.

Health and Mental Health Specialties

Health Law Advocates

www.healthlawadvocates.org
Pro-bono legal representation to low-income residents experiencing difficulty accessing or paying for needed medical services.

Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee

www.mhlac.org
under the state Supreme Judicial Court – may provide representation to people with a mental health condition and specific legal concerns.

Center for Public Representation

www.centerforpublicrep.org
A national legal advocacy center for people with disabilities

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Rights

www.bazelon.org
National organization for changing policies and laws for people with mental illness.

Other

Supported Decision-making

supporteddecisions.org
Supported decision-making (SDM) is an effective alternative to guardianship that is gaining momentum in Massachusetts and nationwide. Supported decision-making is a way of making decisions that people with disabilities can use. With SDM you work with people you choose to help you understand your choices and make your own decisions about your life. The people who give you help making decisions are called your supporters.