Community Resources
Information on local and state resources to help individuals, families and veterans in need of housing, food, medical, legal or mental health assistance.
Legal Resources
- American Bar Association Free Legal Answers
If you meet certain guidelines regarding income and the nature of your legal problem, a lawyer from your state will answer your question about a civil legal issue and email you a response. You can use this website to ask 3 different legal questions per year.
- Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime (CLAVC)
Offers a wide variety of civil legal services to victims of crime. Contact the program directly by calling (855) 252-5342 or apply for help online. To get help from a CLAVC lawyer:
You must be a victim or a survivor of a crime
You must have a civil (non criminal) legal problem that is a result of that crime;
You must live in Massachusetts, or the legal problem must be in Massachusetts. The crime does not need to have been reported to the police or prosecuted.
- Community Legal Aid
One Monarch Place Suite 400, Springfield , MA 01144, (413) 781-7814, (800) 639-1109
Free civil (non criminal) legal help to low-income and elderly people on issues relating to benefits and employment, elder law, families and children, housing and homelessness, or immigration. Apply online at any time at http://www.communitylegal.org/apply-online or call 855-252-5342 during these hours: Mon & Tue, Thur & Fri: 9:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m. and Wed 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- Hampden County Legal Clinic
50 State Street, Springfield, MA 01102, (413) 733-6500 or email legalclinic@hcbar.org. Open: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Free essential legal and law-related services to area residents in need. There are no income restrictions or other limitations to participate.
- In the Aftermath of a Crime: A Guide to Victim Rights and Services in Massachusetts
Information for victims, survivors, and those who support them. Focuses on the emotional and psychological impact of crime, the complexities of navigating the criminal justice system and the rights to which victims, witnesses and families are entitled under MA law. Prepared by the Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance (MOVA) and the Victim Witness Assistance Board.
- Mass Legal Help
Find practical information about your legal rights in Massachusetts. Get basic legal information on a wide range of topics and find out if you are eligible to receive legal aid.
- Massachusetts Law About....
Guides to hundreds of Massachusetts legal topics including laws, regulations, cases, and websites.
- Mass Legal Services
The Legal Resource Finder search results will give you contact information for legal aid programs, nonprofits, government agencies and court programs that may be able to help you with your legal issue for free or at a low cost. It will also give you links to legal information and self-help materials.
- Mass Trial CourtThe state of Massachusetts provides self-help legal information about many areas, including housing, family law, small claims and traffic and ticket offenses. Also includes information about court forms, court house locations and hours. You can also use this website to ask questions of a law librarian via chat or email.