Who We Are
Shelter Legal Services is a non-profit organization offering free legal advice and representation to homeless and low-income individuals in the Boston area.
Who We Serve
Shelter Legal Services serves over 400 clients per year at legal clinics located in homeless shelters and service centers. We represent homeless clients in Cambridge, indigent women in Boston, and veterans at the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans and Chelsea Soldiers' Home.
These are the Facts
Over 28,000 people enter Massachusetts homeless shelters each year.
Over 1400 families stay in Massachusetts homeless shelters each night.
7000 homeless people in Massachusetts are veterans.
According to the last census, 19% of people in the Boston area live below the poverty line.
By locating legal clinics at homeless shelters and service centers, Shelter Legal Services
reaches the most underserved and vulnerable members of our community, including
homeless individuals, families and veterans.