De Novo: Center for Justice and Healing
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center provides free civil legal aid and affordable psychological counseling to low-income people. Our services combat the effects of poverty and violence by helping clients and their children meet basic human needs for safety, income, health, and housing. CLSACC draws on the expertise of dedicated volunteer professionals to provide direct services to our community's most vulnerable members.
| State served: |
Massachusetts |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Disability, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Housing |
| Non-legal services: |
Psychological or psychiatric services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Farsi, French, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
The only state-wide service is for immigration; for other services, please call to see if we cover your area. Waiting time to schedule an appointment is one to two weeks, please plan accordingly. We do not see clients on a walk-in basis; please call to schedule an appointment. |
