Worcester Eviction Sealing Clinic
2025-07-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-31 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-21 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Worcester Court Service Center, 225 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, 01608, United States
Under a NEW LAW you may be able to remove an eviction from your record. Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more. NEED HELP? Community Legal Aid and MetroWest Legal Services are running an eviction sealing clinic to help eligible tenants.
Thursdays, 9 A.M. to 1 P.M., May 15 – Aug. 21, 2025
Court Services Center, Worcester Courthouse, 1st Floor, 225 Main Street, Worcester
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 (Worcester County residents) or (508) 620-1830 (Middlesex or Norfolk County residents) or walk in during clinic hours.
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Bajo una NUEVA LEY usted puede ser capaz de eliminar un desalojo de su registro. Visite SealMyEviction.org para obtener más información. ¿NECESITA AYUDA? Community Legal Aid y MetroWest Legal Services están llevando a cabo una clínica de sellado de desalojos para ayudar a los inquilinos elegibles a llenar las peticiones de sellado.
Jueves, 9 A.M. a 1 P.M., Mayo 15 – Agosto 21, 2025
Centro de Servicios de la Corte, Corte de Worcester, 1er Piso, 225 Main Street, Worcester
Inscríbase por adelantado llamando al (855) 252-5342 (residentes del condado de Worcester) o (508) 620-1830 (residentes de los condados de Middlesex y Norfolk) o venga durante las horas de la clínica.
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Fitchburg Eviction Sealing Clinic
2025-07-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-29 13:00 - 16:00 | MOC Family Resource Center, 76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, 01420, United States
Under a NEW LAW you may be able to remove an eviction from your record. Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more. NEED HELP? Community Legal Aid is running an eviction sealing clinic to help eligible tenants.
Last Fridays of the month, 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
June 27, 2025, July 25, 2025, August 29, 2025
Making Opportunity Count (MOC) Family Resource Center, 76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Sign up in advance by calling (855) 252-5342 or walk in during clinic hours.

Bajo una NUEVA LEY usted puede ser capaz de eliminar un desalojo de su registro. Visite SealMyEviction.org para obtener más información. ¿NECESITA AYUDA? Community Legal Aid está llevando a cabo una clínica de sellado de desalojos para ayudar a los inquilinos elegibles a llenar las peticiones de sellado.
Viernes: 27 de junio de 2025, 25 de julio de 2025, y 29 de agosto de 2025, de 1:00 a 4:00.
Making Opportunity Count (MOC) Family Resource Center, 76 Summer Street, #230, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Inscríbase por adelantado llamando al (978) 516-5155 o venga durante las horas de la clínica.
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Know Your Rights: Sexual Harassment in Housing
2025-10-08 03:30 - 05:30 | Western New England University, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA, 01119, United States
Join Community Legal Aid, Western New England University’s Women’s Law Association, and Heisler, Feldman & Ordorica, PC for an important event raising awareness about sexual harassment in housing.

Experienced attorneys will lead a Know Your Rights training on fair housing laws and renter protections
Learn about your rights as a tenant and how to address housing issues
Get guidance on landlord disputes and protections
Join a community conversation on sexual harassment in housing where you can share your experiences, ask questions, and collaborate on strategies for change

WHEN: Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 3:30 – 5:30 PM
WHERE: Western New England University, Blake Law Center – 2nd Floor – Room B, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119
Register in advance.

AMPLIFY JUSTICE: A Pioneer Valley Access to Justice Campaign Event!
2025-11-06 17:00 - 19:00 | The Glass Room at Elegant Affairs, 1380 Main Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Community Legal Aid (CLA) invites you to join us for Amplify Justice, an event celebrating our volunteers and partners in the fight for justice in the Pioneer Valley.
Hosted by the Hampden and Hampshire County Access to Justice Committees and CLA’s Pro Bono Program, this event will feature food, a cash bar, live music by local duo Ash & Eric, and will honor CLA volunteers.
Help CLA celebrate the beginning of our 2026 Access to Justice Campaign, an annual fundraising campaign supporting CLA’s work providing free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents of the Pioneer Valley.
What: Amplify Justice – An Event Celebrating Access to Justice
Where: The Glass Room at Elegant Affairs, 1380 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103
When: Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
RSVP: This event is free and open to members of the Valley legal community and beyond! Anyone interested in learning more about Community Legal Aid and our work is welcome to attend. Please help us order enough food by RSVPing in advance!
Donations to the 2026 Access to Justice Campaign are encouraged. Now more than ever, we need your support in the fight for justice on behalf of our most vulnerable neighbors.

Franklin County Access to Justice Campaign Luncheon
2025-11-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Community Legal Aid: Greenfield, 14 Hope Street, Suite 104, Greenfield, MA, United States
Please join us for a free fundraising luncheon at 12:30 on November 19, 2025 at CLA’s Greenfield office at 14 Hope Street. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about CLA’s work in our community and give you the opportunity to meet your allies in the fight for justice in Franklin County.
What: Franklin County Access to Justice Campaign Luncheon
Where: Community Legal Aid’s Greenfield Office, 14 Hope Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
When:Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:30 – 2:00 PM. Lunch served at 1:00 PM.
We hope to see you at the Greenfield luncheon. Please RSVP HERE or by calling Tom Navin at 413.727.7115. If you can’t join us at the lunch, we hope you will consider donating generously to this essential work.

Pittsfield Eviction Sealing Info Session
2025-12-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Berkshire Athenaeum | Pittsfield’s Public Library, One Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Are you struggling to find rental housing because of an old eviction? Under a NEW LAW some Massachusetts tenants may be able to remove certain types of eviction from their record. LEARN MORE at this free Eviction Sealing Info Session.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Berkshire Athenaeum | Pittsfield’s Public Library
One Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201

An info session on Massachusetts’ new eviction sealing law led by Angelina Morisi, a housing law attorney at Community Legal Aid. Learn what types of evictions are eligible and how to go about sealing them.
Community Legal Aid (CLA), a non-profit organization, offers free civil legal assistance to low-income households or individuals age 60 and over in Central and Western MA. (855) 252-5342 or visiting communitylegal.org/get-help.

Community Discussion: Sexual Harassment in Housing (Worcester)
2026-01-20 13:00 - 15:00 | YWCA, 1 Salem Street, Worcester, MA
Join Community Legal Aid, Pathways for Change, Inc., YWCA Central Massachusetts, and Safe Exit Initiative on January 20, 2026 from 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. for an important event raising awareness about sexual harassment in housing.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 from 1 PM to 3 PM
YWCA Boardroom
1 Salem Street, Worcester, MA

Know Your Rights: Criminal Records (Springfield)
2026-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Springfield Family Resource Center, 1095 Main Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
The local legal services non-profit Community Legal Aid (CLA) invites you to a free training presented by an attorney from CLA’s CORI/Re-Entry Unit. Learn about options for addressing criminal record-related barriers to housing, employment, and other opportunities.
January 21, 2026 from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Springfield Family Resource Center, 1095 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103
Know Your Rights Training:

Sealing/expunging criminal records
Appealing housing denials due to criminal records
Addressing criminal record related employment denials
Addressing denials of educational and job training opportunities

Showing Love, Fighting for Justice: a Worcester Access to Justice Celebration
2026-02-11 17:00 - 19:30 | Jean McDonough Arts Center, Franklin Street, Worcester, MA, 01608, United States
Showing Love, Fighting for Justice: February 11, 2026
Save the date! The legal services non-profit Community Legal Aid invites you to join them for a celebration of their volunteers, supporters, and everyone involved in the fight for justice in Central Massachusetts.
Who: Community Legal Aid (CLA) is a non-profit that provides FREE civil legal services to individuals who would otherwise go unrepresented in our legal system. With a team of over 100 in-house attorneys and a 140 pro bono volunteers, the organization specializes in eviction defense, representing survivors of domestic violence, and fighting illegal discrimination in housing, education, and employment. Learn more about the types of legal issues CLA can help with at communitylegal.org.
This event is open to members of the Worcester County legal community and beyond! Anyone interested in learning more about CLA’s work is welcome to attend.
What: Join CLA for food, drinks, and live music from local duo Ash & Eric as you learn more about CLA’s work in Worcester County and get to know your allies in the fight for justice in Central Massachusetts. At this event CLA will also honor its devoted pro bono volunteers and Access to Justice Campaign committee members.
When: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M.
Where: The Worcester PopUp at the Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC), 20B Franklin Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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Hampden County Conciliation Project (Virtual)
2026-03-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-06 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-20 09:00 - 12:00
The Hampden County Conciliation Project, a collaboration between Community Legal Aid (CLA) and the Hampden County Bar Association (HCBA), assists litigants who have made a court appearance and whose case the presiding Judge believes would be better resolved through the assistance of a trained neutral conciliator.
CLA is seeking volunteers for this Project to help with virtual conciliation. This registration page is for ATTORNEY signups only – NOT LITIGANTS.
Volunteers sign up for 3-hour shifts, which occur every other Wednesday from 9AM to 12PM. CLA and HCBA staff assist with scheduling two cases per shift. Staff will reach out to the respective parties to schedule their conciliation, will be available on Zoom to assist the volunteer, and can assist in executing agreements and sending them to the Court.

CORI Sealing & Expungement Drop-In Hours (Pittsfield)
2026-04-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Street, 264 Second Street, Pittsfield, 01201
A Community Legal Aid CORI/Re-Entry Attorney holds weekly office hours at 2nd Street (264 Second Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201) in Pittsfield, MA.

Know Your Rights: Department of Children & Families (Turners Falls)
2026-04-16 10:00 - 11:00
The Brick House Community Resource Center (24 3rd St, Turners Falls, MA 01376) will welcome staff from Community Legal Aid’s Family Preservation Program on Thursday, April 16, from 10 to 11 a.m.
This program is designed to help families who are involved with the Department of Children and Families, and who are working to keep their children at home. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions.
For more information or to register, contact Stacey Langknecht at slangknecht@brickhousecommunity.org or 413-800-2496.

Eviction Sealing Clinic (Fitchburg)
2026-04-30 09:00 - 13:00
Under a NEW LAW you may be able to remove an eviction from your record. Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more. NEED HELP? Community Legal Aid is running an eviction sealing clinic to help eligible tenants.
When: April 30, 2026, 09:00 am – 01:00 pm
Where: Community Justice Support Center, Fitchburg Sheriff’s Office, 133 Prichard Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420

Clínica de sellado de Desalojos
Bajo una NUEVA LEY usted puede ser capaz de eliminar un desalojo de su registro. Visite SealMyEviction.org para obtener más información. ¿NECESITA AYUDA? Community Legal Aid está llevando a cabo una clínica de sellado de desalojos para ayudar a inquilinos elegibles.
Cuando: April 30, 2026, 09:00 am – 01:00 pm
Donde: Community Justice Support Center, Fitchburg Sheriff’s Office, 133 Prichard Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420

Eviction Sealing Clinic (Springfield)
2026-04-30 10:00 - 15:00
Under a NEW LAW you may be able to remove an eviction from your record. Go to SealMyEviction.org to learn more. NEED HELP? Community Legal Aid is running an eviction sealing clinic to help eligible tenants.
When: Thursday, April 30th 2026, 10AM to 3PM
Where: Community Legal Aid’s Springfield Office, One Monarch Place, Suite 600, Springfield , MA 01144
Sign up in advance by calling (413) 686-9080 to reserve your spot. The deadline to sign up is Monday, April 27th.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time.

Bajo una NUEVA LEY usted puede ser capaz de eliminar un desalojo de su registro. Visite SealMyEviction.org para obtener más información. ¿NECESITA AYUDA? Community Legal Aid esta llevando a cabo una clinica de sellado de desalojos para ayudar a los inquilinos elegibles.
Cuando: Jueves, 30 de abril de 2026, 10:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m.
Donde: Oficina de Springfield de Community Legal Aid, One Monarch Place, Suite 600, Springfield, MA 01144
Regístrese con anticipación llamando al (413) 686-9080 para reservar su espacio. La fecha límite para inscribirse es el lunes, 27 de abril.
Por favor, llegue 15 minutos antes de la hora programada de su cita.
Springfield Eviction Sealing Clinic Spring 2026

May Senior Partners for Justice Luncheon (Virtual)
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:00
Join Community Legal Aid and the Volunteers Lawyers Project for the May 2026 Senior Partners for Justice Luncheon. Attorney Kandace J. Kukas will present on Massachusetts’ Adoption of the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Zoom link provided upon registration. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TSbFMVUyShOEHIUeSaDsWw#/registration

Community Legal Aid, a non-profit organization, provides high-quality legal services and education, free of charge, to our low-income and elderly neighbors in Central and Western Massachusetts. Learn more at communitylegal.org.

CORI Sealing & Expungement Clinic (Pittsfield)
2026-05-14 13:00 - 14:30 | 2nd Street, 264 Second Street, Pittsfield, 01201
Despite the fact that you may never have been found guilty of a charge, or that you fulfilled any requirements of a guilty plea or verdict, you might be having trouble finding or keeping housing or employment because of your Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI). If you want help understanding what is on your CORI and attempting to seal eligible charges, we are here to help.
What: Expungement and Sealing Clinic. Learn how to seal your criminal record. Private consultations available.
Where: 2nd Street (264 Second Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201)
When: Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 1:00 – 2:30

Know Your Rights: Family Law (North Adams)
2026-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
North Adams Public Library will host family law attorneys from local non-profit Community Legal Aid who will provide information on important family law topics such as divorce, child custody/visitation, child support, and restraining orders for domestic violence survivors.
Wednesday, May 20 at 1:00 PM at North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, 3rd Floor Community Room
All are welcome. Pizza lunch provided.
Questions? Contact North Adams Public Library Assistant Library Director Ryan Miller (rmiller@northadams-ma.gov).
KYR Family Law flyer – NAPL 05-20-26
North Adams, MA: Community Legal Aid will hold a Northern Berkshire information session on Massachusetts family law. Community Legal Aid is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services annually to over 700 low-income and elderly residents of Berkshire County. The information session, which is free and open to the public, will be led by Community Legal Aid Attorneys Brittany Noto and Franci Gazzaniga. It will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in the community room at North Adams Public Library, located at 74 Church Street. This information session, a collaboration between Community Legal Aid and the North Adams Public Library, is the second event in a series of Know Your Rights presentations that will be held in 2026. The first session took place in January and covered Housing Law. Other presentations may include topics such as Public Benefits Law, Education Law, and other topics of interest to the Northern Berkshire community.
At the event, Community Legal Aid will provide important general information on common issues people may have related to Massachusetts family law, including filing for divorce, obtaining restraining orders, child custody and support, and other court-related family law issues. The info session will not include one-on-one consultations with an attorney, but attendees may apply for Community Legal Aid’s assistance at the event.
About Community Legal Aid: Community Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to the low-income and elderly residents of the five counties of Western and Central Massachusetts (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester), and maintains offices in North Adams, Pittsfield, Worcester, Fitchburg, Springfield, Greenfield, and Northampton. Community Legal Aid works to assure fairness for all in the justice system, protecting homes, livelihoods, health and families. For more information, please visit www.communitylegal.org. To apply for Community Legal Aid’s services, call (855) 252-5342 or visit https://communitylegal.org/get-help/.
