Greater Boston Legal Services

Greater Boston Legal Services is the primary provider of free, non-criminal legal assistance in the Greater Boston area. GBLS assists low-income individuals, families, and community-based organizations with a wide range of poverty law matters. We are the oldest and largest legal services program in New England. Throughout our history, we have been committed to our mission: to provide high quality legal services to as many poor people as possible. Our staff work in the following specialized units:Asian Outreach, Elderly, Employment, Family Law, Health and Disability, Housing, Immigration, Welfare, Mass. Medicare Advocacy Project. In addition, our Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services Office (CASLS) offers legal assistance in all of these areas to residents of Cambridge, Somerville and surrounding towns.