Ensures equal opportunity in life achievement for Boston youth by enforcing a child’s right to a quality education; offers technical assistance, legal representation, and training to families.

Information and referral, advocacy, workshops and support groups. Offers support in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. (Closed referral system DCF). Makes referrals to the Southeastern Mass. Legal Assistance Cor- poration, to provide legal services for children with disabilities. Intakes for referrals are processed by phone only.

Free legal advice and representation to low-income and elderly persons, representing those with a denial of public benefits, disabled children and adults who are denied Social Security, domestic violence cases, housing, and landlord/tenant cases.

A legal services hotline offering basic legal information, referral to free legal services for low-income persons, and referral to the private bar for others. Information on Massachusetts lawonly.

Offers housing in family, individual shelter units, and transitional housing in Boston, Cambridge, and Medford. Also maintains Community Legal Assistance Service Project.

Public interest law firm whose mission is to provide pro bono legal representation to low-income residents experiencing difficulty accessing or paying for needed medical services.

Civil legal service covering social security benefits, SSI, employ-ment and housing issues. Offices in Fitchburg, Northampton, Pittsfield, Worcester, Greenfield, Holyoke, Milford, North Adams and Southbridge.