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Legal Services

Legal Advocacy and Resource Center

Operates a free legal hotline to help low-income Massachusetts residents with legal problems by providing legal information and advice.

Website: http://www.larcma.org
Phone: (800) 342-5297

Children's Law Center of Massachusetts

Children's Law Center of Massachusetts provides legal assistance, telephone assistance, representation, consultation, referrals and advocacy for children in crisis.

Website: http://www.clcm.org
Location: P.O. Box 710
798 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01903
Phone: (781) 581-1977

American Consumer Credit Counseling

American Consumer Credit Counseling is a non-profit organization offering credit counseling, budgeting counseling and debt management.

Website: http://www.consumercredit.com
Location: 130 Rumford Avenue, Suite 202
Auburndale, MA 02466
Phone: (800) 769-3571

American Credit Counseling Services, Inc.

American Credit Counseling Service, Inc. is a non-profit community service organization dedicated to providing no-fee credit counseling, money management education, and debt management programs to consumers.

Website: http://accs.org
Location: Four Taunton Street, Suite 5
Plainville, MA 02762
Phone: (508) 643-4445

Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation provides information and referral for consumer questions and issues. Publishes booklets on consumer rights. Service includes consumer complaints, consumer education and information.

Website: http://mass.gov/consumer
Location: 10 Park Plaza, Suite 5170
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 973-8787

Office of Massachusetts Attorney General
The Consumer Complaint and Information Section

The Consumer Complaint and Information Section has two principal functions: to answer questions on the Consumer Hotline, and to provide mediation services to consumers who file a written complaint.

Website: http://ago.state.ma.us
Location: Office of Massachusetts Attorney General
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 727-8400

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