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Every week, Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free legal assistance and representation on civil (non-criminal) matters to hundreds of residents in the city of Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns.

When they have nowhere else to turn, families and individuals living in poverty, elders, and people with disabilities look to GBLS for help to secure the most basic necessities of life.

Read their stories and how GBLS makes a difference.

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At Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), our team of 70+ attorneys and 20+ paralegals provide free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income individuals and families in and around Boston.

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STASH'S PIZZA OWNER CONVICTED OF FORCED LABOR and THREATS AGAINST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WORKERS 

June 7, 2024
STASH’S PIZZA OWNER CONVICTED OF FORCED LABOR CHARGES AFTER YEARS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND IMMIGRATION THREATS AGAINST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WORKERS  BOSTON, MA – In federal court today, a jury convicted Stash’s Pizza owner Steve Papantoniadis of three counts of forced labor and three counts of…
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PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT GRANTED IN GROUND-BREAKING DISCRIMINATION CLASS ACTION BROUGHT BY GBLS, COHEN MILSTEIN, AND NCLC AGAINST SAFERENT SOLUTIONS ON BEHALF OF RENTAL APPLICANTS

April 25, 2024
Preliminary approval has been granted in the class action lawsuit against SafeRent Solutions co-counseled by GBLS, Cohen Milstein, and National Consumer Law Center on behalf of Massachusetts housing voucher recipients. The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts has allowed a $2.275 million settlement…
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AGREEMENT REACHED IN GBLS AND CO-COUNSEL’S CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NURSING HOMES TO RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY 

April 16, 2024
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced a settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit Marsters v. Healey brought by GBLS, the Center for Public Representation, Justice in Aging, and the law firm Foley Hoag LLP on behalf of older adults, people with serious mental…
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Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate

Long waits on shelter hotlines are putting people in danger: “'I have had clients who went back to their abusers because they weren't able to access a shelter.' Liz Alfred, Greater Boston Legal Services Attorney." Please click here to read the full article.

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Greater Boston Legal Services will not discriminate against any person seeking services based upon race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nation of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

GBLS' offices reside on tribal lands that belong to the Massachusett people, including the Naumkeag band and the Pawtucket peoples. We at GBLS believe that it is essential to acknowledge that we work on occupied lands of these Indigenous communities, both as a matter of respect, and as an extension of the work we do to further justice. To learn more about Native lands in your community, please visit https://native-land.ca/
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