Provides professional mediation services around family matters, neighborhood disputes, inter-business conflicts, workplace conflicts, health care provider/client conflicts. Website: www.metromediation.org Phone: 617-241-0300 Contact info: Joshua Jacks Address: 40 Webster Place Brookline, MA 02445-7937
Provides free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence: emergency shelter, individual advocacy, support groups, legal advocacy, safety planning; Multilingual Website: www.respondinc.org Phone: 617-623-5900 (24-hour crisis Hotline, TTY equipped) Address: RESPOND, INC. PO Box 555 Somerville, MA 02143 Email: info@respondinc.org
The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) works to ensure that people with disabilities can equally participate in all aspects of life in Massachusetts. MOD serves as a resource to state agencies, municipalities, and members of the general public by providing information, guidance and training on matters concerning disability-related civil rights, equal access, and opportunity. Provides …
Protection & advocacy; free legal advocacy and assistance to disabled Massachusetts residents with disability related problems; Intake hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Website: www.dlc-ma.org Phone: 1-800-872-9992; 617-723-8455 Address: 11 Beacon Street, Suite 925, Boston, MA 02108
Support services, violence victim advocacy. Website: www.challiance.org Phone: 617-591-6360 Address: 26 Central Street, Somerville, MA 02143
Offers an Information Line in English and Spanish; HIV-related protections, information about gay-straight alliances, legal information, and transgender services; help in cases of harassment Website: www.glad.org https://www.glad.org/know-your-rights/lawyer-referral/ Phone: 1-800-455-4523 (Toll-free Information Line); 617-426-1350 (Information Line)(Information Line) Contact info: gladlaw@glad.org Address: GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders 18 Tremont, Suite 950 Boston, MA 02108
Non-partisan organization committed to defending individuals’ and groups’ civil rights and liberties, including immigrants’ rights, voting rights, religious liberty, free speech, equal opportunity, racial justice, LGBT rights, and criminal justice. Website: www.aclum.org Phone: 617-482-3170 Email: info@aclum.org Address: 211 Congress Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02110
Multiple services for victims of domestic violence; emergency shelter and transition housing, safety planning, mentoring, children’s programs, legal case management Website: Thesecondstep.org Phone: 617-965-3999 Contact: Carole Thompson, Community Program Director; info@TheSecondStep.org Address: PO Box 600213 Newtonville, MA 02460
Mon.-Fri. 9am- 5pm; info about debt collection, health insurance, home improvement, landlord/tenant, long term care insurance, scam awareness and telemarketing; provides dispute resolution services including free mediation Website: www.mass.gov/ag Phone: 1-888-243-5337; 617-727-1641 (Health Care); 617-727-2200 x 5352 (Insurance policies other than health insurance) Current AG: Maura Healey
LearningWorks offered GED classes, career counseling; Young Parents program; SummerWorks summer program for youth; apply for Fuel Assistance; tax services; immigration; SafeLink; housing search; Early Head Start program; heating repair Website: www.bostonabcd.org/ Phone: 617-357-6000 x7516 (Director’s line); 617-348-6548 (SummerWorks info line); 617-348-6546 (Director of Youth Services line); 617-348-6672 (General office line); 617-357-6012 (Heating repair) Address: 19 Temple Place, …