Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services
60 Gore Street, Suite 203
Cambridge, MA 02141
Telephone: 617-371-1234 (LARC) or 617-494-1757 - Fax: 617-371-1188 (LARC)
Web site: www.gbls.org

Services:

While criminal cases are not accepted, free legal advice and representation is offered in the following general areas:

• Housing – eviction defense and homelessness;
  
• Employment – unemployment claims, wage and hour issues, and working conditions;
  
• Discrimination in training programs or employment;
  
• Family law – primarily issues of domestic violence;
  
• Immigration – asylum, undocumented battered women and minors;
  
• Health & Disability – Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Disability, other public health insurance programs;
  
• Elder issues including housing, nursing home issues, Social Security, SSI, elder abuse;
  
• Asian Outreach Unit offers services to Asians who do not speak English.

Access to CSLS is through LARC (Legal Advocacy and Resource Center). See LARC listing. If LARC determines that a referral should be made to CSLS, the assigned attorney will contact the client.

The amount of time it takes to get a response to a complaint may be long and depends on the complexity of the complaint and staff availability.

Service hours:

M, T, Th, F: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m, W: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. No walk-ins are accepted.

Requirements / Restrictions:

Residency in Cambridge, Somerville or other Middlesex County town is required.

Income limitations (usually restricted to persons with incomes less than 125% of federal poverty guidelines) may apply.

Transportation:

Accessible by public transportation. Telephone first and intake worker will provide directions.

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