LYNN OFFICE:
37 Friend Street
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 599-7730
LAWRENCE OFFICE:
170 Common Street,
Suite 300
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 686-6900
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. provides free civil legal services to low income and elder residents of Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts. We were established in 1967 as part of the War on Poverty and currently have 14 attorneys and 4 paralegals on our staff. NLS staff provide a range of services and representation in such traditional areas as housing, public benefits, employment, consumer and elder law. In more recent years, NLS has extended its services to community economic development, immigration, utility terminations and foreclosures to meet emerging legal needs in the low-income community. NLS has been at the forefront of the community lawyering movement, listening to community members and groups, and working with them to improve conditions within their community. In addition to these services, NLS engages in a regional collaborative with Merrimack Valley North Shore Legal Services and the Children’s Law Center to ensure that our clients access additional civil legal assistance in such areas as family disputes and legal problems facing children. NLS’ organizational goals are to increase economic opportunity, safety, and family stability and to promote fairness and equity for the area’s low income households. |
2008 Advocacy Report |
