CLSACC

Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
(CLSACC) provides free civil legal assistance and affordable
psychological counseling for people with low incomes

CLSACC is an organization of volunteer professionals. Since our inception, we have been sustained by the commitment and dedication of volunteer lawyers and mental health professionals. Today, CLSACC is the only volunteer-based agency of its kind in the area, combining legal assistance with mental health counseling. Our unique interdisciplinary approach has enabled CLSACC to keep pace with the ever-changing and interrelated needs of our clients.

Recent News

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Honors CLSACC Volunteer Susan Corcoran

CLSACC family law volunteer attorney Susan Corcoran was recognized on October 24th by the MA Supreme Judicial Court with the 2012 Adams Pro Bono Publico Award for her "outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services for the poor and disadvantaged."

Attorney Corcoran began volunteering at CLSACC six years ago and has worked on over 70 cases representing survivors of domestic violence. Legal Director Ellen Wilbur describes Susan as a volunteer who "makes sure the client understands the legal process and what is going to happen next, and by doing so, she returns to a client a sense of control over her life. In her treating each client with an incredible amount of respect, she sends a message: this is the way you should be treated in the world."

CLSACC Helps Reunite Family

In our Annual Report we reported that CLSACC had successfully represented a Chinese dissident, "Mr. Xu" who had been seeking political asylum in the U.S. Since that time, after much additional effort by senior legal volunteer Herb Epstein (pictured) who petitioned for his family to be reunified, our client's wife and child have now joined him here in the U.S. Mr. “Xu” was jailed in China for three years for activism. He has been actively involved in the pro-democracy movement aligned with 2010 Nobel Peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

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Double Your Impact!

Your generosity during last year’s annual Friends Campaign
resulted in a second year match from the Clowes Fund for all first time
and increased gifts during this year’s Friends Campaign. This year the match
works like this: Any increased amount over your last gift to CLSACC will be
matched by the Clowes Fund. And, any first time donation to CLSACC will be
matched by the Clowes Fund.

We had a tremendous response last year to our annual Friends Campaign.
Please help us ensure our service levels again this year and make an
increased gift to CLSACC now or when you receive our appeal letter in
late November’s mail.

You can also make a gift online by clicking here.
Thank you for your continued support of our mission!