Record Details:

Legal Advocacy & Resource Center

Organization: Legal Services - ProBono
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
, MA 00000

Region:	Statewide
County/Parish:

Main/General Business Number: (617) 603-1700
Website: http://www.larcma.org/


Mission: from massbar site:

Mission: LARC operates a statewide free legal hotline that serves as the primary entry point for low-income callers in the Greater Boston area who believe they are experiencing legal problems. LARC staff provide civil legal information as well as referrals to appropriate legal and social service agencies.

Client/Case Management Information
Contact Name:Rosa Previdi, Executive Director
EMail:rprevidi@GBLS.org




This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

Legal Advocacy & Resource Center

Mission: LARC operates a statewide free legal hotline that serves as the primary entry point for low-income callers in the Greater Boston area who believe they are experiencing legal problems. LARC staff provide civil legal information as well as referrals to appropriate legal and social service agencies.

Volunteer Activities: Undergraduate and law students can receive training to staff the hotline or work on specific projects. Attorneys may volunteer to staff the hotline, call back clients on specific legal topics such as foreclosure, SSI or bankruptcy or join LARC's pro bono employment panel which provides low-income clients with legal assessment and advice over the telephone from their office.

Populations: LARC focuses on low-income households but does not restrict services; intake screeners use income guidelines to determine eligibility for free/reduced fee services.

Service Area: All of Massachusetts

Legal Areas: Housing, domestic relations, consumer, employment, Social Security, and public benefits

Requirements: To staff the hotline, a minimum of 3 hours/week for 4 months is preferred; to join the pro bono panel, a commitment of 2 hours every couple of months is adequate. Note: Employment panel is for telephone consultation only and from your own office. All encouraged. Bilingual (Spanish) attorneys needed.

Short Term Opportunities: To staff the hotline, a minimum of 3 hours/week for 4 months is preferred; to join the pro bono panel a commitment of 2 hours every couple of months is adequate.

Support: Orientation to agency; training covering hotline legal areas; attorney supervision while staffing hotline; ongoing staff training and case review.

Boston MA 02114
Location: 197 Friend St
Ninth Floor
Boston MA 02114
(617) 603-1705 Administr
(617) 603-1700 Hotline o
(617) 371-1188 (fax)

Counties: Suffolk, Statewide

Categories:

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
HEALTH CARE
FAMILY LAW (DOMESTIC ABUSE)
FAMILY LAW (DIVORCE & CUSTODY)
EMPLOYMENT
ELDERLY
SMALL CLAIMS
PROBATE
DISABILITY LAW
CONSUMER
BENEFITS
BANKRUPTCY

Info Source/Changes:

Created At: Mon Apr 13 16:35:19 +0000 2009
Updated At: Mon Apr 13 16:35:19 +0000 2009
Updated By: tfri

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