Mission

Greater Boston Legal Services - GBLS - provides free civil legal aid to low-income residents of Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns. GBLS has a more than 100-year history of providing quality legal aid on issues including housing, accessing Social Security,health and disability benefits, immigration, employment problems, protecting elders and children - among others.

What We Do

GBLS provides direct representation of low income people for civil legal matters. These cases include - but are not limited to - issues of housing, employment, accessing Social Security, disability and healthcare benefits, immigration, consumer debt, elder abuse, children's disability claims and assisting victims of domestic violence. In addition to direct service, GBLS advocates for legislative and administrative changes and policies that will benefit a wider range of people.