Our Mission Statement

The mission of MetroWest Legal Services is to provide legal advocacy to protect and advance the rights of the poor, elderly, disabled and other disenfranchised people in our service area (listed below) in obtaining legal, social and economic justice. MWLS will assist client eligible persons in securing access to basic needs and in challenging institutional barriers in order to achieve equal justice for all.

Information About MWLS

Since 1976, MetroWest Legal Services (MWLS) has been serving the needs of local low-income, disabled and elderly persons in 36 communities from Dedham to Marlborough and from Bedford to the Rhode Island border. MWLS advocates represent battered victims in contested family law cases, defend tenants to prevent them from becoming homeless, advocate in schools for children with special needs, help elderly and disabled people in obtaining disability, welfare and medical benefits and assist people making the transition from welfare to work. The MWLS staff represents approximately 2,200 low-income and elderly clients each year. Tratamos con casos de vivienda, desempleo, violéncia domestica, educacción y benefícios del bíenestar público y del gobierno.

Funding Sources for MWLS

Acton-Boxborough United Way BayPath Elder Services, Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Boston Bar Foundation Concord-Carlisle Community Chest Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation HESSCO Elder Services, Inc. Massachusetts Bar Foundation Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) Maynard Community Chest MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation The 200 Foundation, Inc. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development United Way of Tri-County Wellesley Hills Junior Woman's Club

Communities Served by MWLS

Our office is located at 63 Fountain Street, Suite 304 in Framingham, MA. We serve clients who reside in the following communities:

*For Elders Only

Click here for a map of the service area.

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