MASSACHUSETTS RESOURCES

Foster Care Help in Massachusetts

How to become a foster parent and free legal help. County office listings are still being verified. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.

Foster care help

Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.

How to become a foster parent

Free legal help

4 free civil legal aid programs serve Massachusetts.

Local offices by county

    From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.

    • Community Legal Aid, Inc.

      5 counties: Berkshire County, Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Worcester County

    • Northeast Legal Aid, Inc.

      1 counties: Essex County

    • South Coastal Counties Legal Services

      5 counties: Barnstable County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Plymouth County

    • Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association

      3 counties: Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County