Community Legal Aid (MA)
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Non-profit legal services organization providing high-quality FREE civil legal aid to low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts. COMMUNITYLEGAL.ORG
Have questions about what a November 2025 SNAP benefit delay might mean for you? Community Legal Aid and Central West Justice Center have compiled some information and resources for SNAP beneficiaries effected by the delay.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Have questions about what a November 2025 SNAP benefit delay might mean for you? Community Legal Aid and Central West Justice Center have compiled some information and resources for SNAP beneficiaries effected by the delay.
CLA Attorneys recognized for their work, getting ready to celebrate Pro Bono Month, upcoming events, and MORE! Get your latest CLA news here: icont.ac/5185T
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
CLA Attorneys recognized for their work, getting ready to celebrate Pro Bono Month, upcoming events, and MORE! Get your latest CLA news here: icont.ac/5185T
Fitchburg Eviction Sealing Clinics:
Friday, July 25, 2025 and Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
Making Opportunity Count Family Resource Center
76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 or walk in during clinic hours.
Friday, July 25, 2025 and Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
Making Opportunity Count Family Resource Center
76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 or walk in during clinic hours.
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Fitchburg Eviction Sealing Clinics:
Friday, July 25, 2025 and Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
Making Opportunity Count Family Resource Center
76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 or walk in during clinic hours.
Friday, July 25, 2025 and Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
Making Opportunity Count Family Resource Center
76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 or walk in during clinic hours.
Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinics:
Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. through August 21, 2025 at Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Call (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex/Norfolk County) to sign up in advance.
Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. through August 21, 2025 at Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Call (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex/Norfolk County) to sign up in advance.
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinics:
Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. through August 21, 2025 at Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Call (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex/Norfolk County) to sign up in advance.
Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. through August 21, 2025 at Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Call (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex/Norfolk County) to sign up in advance.
File to seal your eviction record in the court where your eviction was brought. If it was filed in Central Housing Court, you can file in person/by mail to Central Housing Court, 225 Main Street, 2nd Fl, Worcester, MA.
Submit a petition online: mass.gov/info-details/sealing-eviction-court-records
Submit a petition online: mass.gov/info-details/sealing-eviction-court-records
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
File to seal your eviction record in the court where your eviction was brought. If it was filed in Central Housing Court, you can file in person/by mail to Central Housing Court, 225 Main Street, 2nd Fl, Worcester, MA.
Submit a petition online: mass.gov/info-details/sealing-eviction-court-records
Submit a petition online: mass.gov/info-details/sealing-eviction-court-records
A new #MA law that took effect this May makes some tenants eligible to ask the court to seal their eviction cases.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A new #MA law that took effect this May makes some tenants eligible to ask the court to seal their eviction cases.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more.
Look up your eviction record and information about your eviction cases: masscourts.org.
📰 Read all about it! The June 2025 edition of Justice Matters, your Community Legal Aid Newsletter, is out now. icont.ac/514jg
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
📰 Read all about it! The June 2025 edition of Justice Matters, your Community Legal Aid Newsletter, is out now. icont.ac/514jg
“Celebrating #FamilyUnificationMonth means honoring parents and their communities who fight tirelessly every day to keep their families intact.” – Kayla Baillargeon, CLA Parent Advocate
#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
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#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...
June 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Celebrating #FamilyUnificationMonth means honoring parents and their communities who fight tirelessly every day to keep their families intact.” – Kayla Baillargeon, CLA Parent Advocate
#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...
#MetroWestDailyNews
@greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social
#DailyHampshireGazette
communitylegal.org/my-turn-keep...
Justice in June is here! Help CLA raise $15,000 to help support the civil legal needs of our community!
June 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Justice in June is here! Help CLA raise $15,000 to help support the civil legal needs of our community!
Happy Pride!
June 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Happy Pride!
Massachusetts' new eviction sealing law, Justice in June 2025, and more... Community Legal Aid's May 2025 newsletter is out NOW! icont.ac/5138E
May 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Massachusetts' new eviction sealing law, Justice in June 2025, and more... Community Legal Aid's May 2025 newsletter is out NOW! icont.ac/5138E
CLA's FY2024 Annual Report, Eviction Sealing, Pro Bono Opportunities, and More... The April 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter is out now! icont.ac/511NR
April 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
CLA's FY2024 Annual Report, Eviction Sealing, Pro Bono Opportunities, and More... The April 2025 edition of CLA's monthly newsletter is out now! icont.ac/511NR
1) Log in to your existing UI Online account to update your info or download documents. uionline.detma.org/Claimant/Cor...
2) Create a MyMassGov account. my.mass.gov
3)Stay up-to-date on DUA news during the transition! mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
2) Create a MyMassGov account. my.mass.gov
3)Stay up-to-date on DUA news during the transition! mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
April 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
1) Log in to your existing UI Online account to update your info or download documents. uionline.detma.org/Claimant/Cor...
2) Create a MyMassGov account. my.mass.gov
3)Stay up-to-date on DUA news during the transition! mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
2) Create a MyMassGov account. my.mass.gov
3)Stay up-to-date on DUA news during the transition! mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
This May, changes are coming to your unemployment benefits. Don't worry, here's what to do to prepare:
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
April 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This May, changes are coming to your unemployment benefits. Don't worry, here's what to do to prepare:
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
mass.gov/info-details/get-ready-for-the-new-unemployment-services-system
In honor of volunteer appreciation week we wanted to share a thank you to CLA's 2024-2025 Access to Justice Campaign Volunteers!
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
April 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In honor of volunteer appreciation week we wanted to share a thank you to CLA's 2024-2025 Access to Justice Campaign Volunteers!
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
More information: communitylegal.org/giving/acces...
"I hope you'll be as moved as I am by these stories of CLA's clients, who, in the pursuit of justice, bravely open up their lives to the scrutiny of our legal system. Their willingness to tell their stories and advocate for themselves and their families makes our community stronger."
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"I hope you'll be as moved as I am by these stories of CLA's clients, who, in the pursuit of justice, bravely open up their lives to the scrutiny of our legal system. Their willingness to tell their stories and advocate for themselves and their families makes our community stronger."
Community Legal Aid's FY2024 Annual Report, "The Power of Voice: Stories of Justice," is out NOW!
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Community Legal Aid's FY2024 Annual Report, "The Power of Voice: Stories of Justice," is out NOW!
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
Check your mailboxes or read the digital version on our website TODAY! communitylegal.org/.../communit...
Have you been looking for a concrete way to join the fight for justice in your community? Here are three actions you can take TODAY to support CLA's work in Central and Western Massachusetts!
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Have you been looking for a concrete way to join the fight for justice in your community? Here are three actions you can take TODAY to support CLA's work in Central and Western Massachusetts!
Said Choyce,
"[The] cases I see daily make the work I do very rewarding. We encourage the legal community and everyone to get involved in equal access to justice to lessen the justice gap within our community to make access to justice accessible for everyone."
"[The] cases I see daily make the work I do very rewarding. We encourage the legal community and everyone to get involved in equal access to justice to lessen the justice gap within our community to make access to justice accessible for everyone."
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Said Choyce,
"[The] cases I see daily make the work I do very rewarding. We encourage the legal community and everyone to get involved in equal access to justice to lessen the justice gap within our community to make access to justice accessible for everyone."
"[The] cases I see daily make the work I do very rewarding. We encourage the legal community and everyone to get involved in equal access to justice to lessen the justice gap within our community to make access to justice accessible for everyone."
Happy Black History Month! Last week, CLA Pro Bono Coordinator Choyce McIntosh-Rodriguez had the opportunity to speak about her work with CLA at the #BlackHistoryMonth flag raising at Chicopee City Hall.
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Happy Black History Month! Last week, CLA Pro Bono Coordinator Choyce McIntosh-Rodriguez had the opportunity to speak about her work with CLA at the #BlackHistoryMonth flag raising at Chicopee City Hall.
"There can be no love without justice." -- bell hooks
If you haven't yet, this Valentine's Day, consider making a gift to CLA. Every donation from you is an act of love toward your community–helping to protect your neighbors' homes, livelihoods, health, and families. communitylegal.org/donate
If you haven't yet, this Valentine's Day, consider making a gift to CLA. Every donation from you is an act of love toward your community–helping to protect your neighbors' homes, livelihoods, health, and families. communitylegal.org/donate
February 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"There can be no love without justice." -- bell hooks
If you haven't yet, this Valentine's Day, consider making a gift to CLA. Every donation from you is an act of love toward your community–helping to protect your neighbors' homes, livelihoods, health, and families. communitylegal.org/donate
If you haven't yet, this Valentine's Day, consider making a gift to CLA. Every donation from you is an act of love toward your community–helping to protect your neighbors' homes, livelihoods, health, and families. communitylegal.org/donate
#WorcesterCountyBarAssociation Members - The WCBA Committee for Anti-Racism and equity invites you to a presentation and discussion about the inter-relation between #BlackHistory and #Nipmuc history in our region!
Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 at #MajorTaylor Museum.
Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 at #MajorTaylor Museum.
February 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#WorcesterCountyBarAssociation Members - The WCBA Committee for Anti-Racism and equity invites you to a presentation and discussion about the inter-relation between #BlackHistory and #Nipmuc history in our region!
Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 at #MajorTaylor Museum.
Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 at #MajorTaylor Museum.