MetroWest Legal Services receives funding from public and private sources including government agencies, law firms, corporations, foundations and individual donors.

Our primary source of funding comes from the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC), a nonprofit corporation established by the State Legislature in 1983 to ensure that low-income people with non-criminal legal problems would have access to legal information, advice and representation. MLAC allocates funds to civil legal aid programs in Massachusetts, through a combination of a state budget appropriation and revenue from the Massachusetts IOLTA (interest on lawyers' trust accounts) Committee.

Federal, state and foundation grants provide 40% of our funding, with an additional 20% provided by community programs and charitable foundations.

An increasing percentage of support comes from private individuals, law firms and businesses either through donations or sponsorships. This unrestricted revenue is critical in augmenting our general operating expenses. 

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MWLS Funding Sources

Acton-Boxborough United Way
Avidia Charitable Foundation
Bar Association of Norfolk County
BayPath Elder Services, Inc
Boston Bar Foundation
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest
Foundation for MetroWest 
Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation
Framingham Union Aid Association, Inc
HESSCO Elder Services, Inc
The Elizabeth B. Kreske Foundation
The Eleanor F. Langan Foundation
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)
Maynard Community Chest
MetroWest Health Foundation
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation
Norwood Bank
The 200 Foundation, Inc
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club

Community Partners

Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co, PC (2011)
Bartlett Interactive, LLC (2011)
Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
Casual Male XL (2011)
Cooley Manion Jones LLP
D & R Products, Inc
EMC Corp
Eagle Leasing, Inc (2011)
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Framingham Co-operative Bank
GZA GeoEnvironmental
Heaney & Small, LLP (2011)
IPS (2011)
Joseph A Richmond, CPA, PC (2011)
Kenney & Sams, PC (2011)
Law Office of Harriet Holzman Onello
The Legal Clinic of L.R. Taffet (2011)
Mayer, Antonellis, Jachowicz & Haranas LLP
Mingace & Heineman PC
Mirick O'Connell (2011)
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP
Peter Condakes Company, Inc
Petrini & Associates, PC (2011) 
The Village Bank
United Benefit Services (2011)
VCE Company, LLC (2011)
VP Solutions, Inc
Wellesley Bank

In-Kind Community Donors

Anastasia's Oven & Grill
Aquitaine
Biagio Ristorante
Boloco, Natick
Bose Corporation
Boston Red Sox
Bullfinchs Restaurant
Cambridge SoundWorks
Danforth Museum of Art
Edible Arrangements, Natick
Focus on Fitness
Framingham Liquors
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Legal Sea Foods
Mohegan Sun
National Amusements
Nuwaves Card & Gift Shop
Panera Bread
Sassamon Trace Golf Course
Sheraton Framingham
Starbucks- Framingham, Natick, Wayland
The Fireplace Restaurant
The Liberty Hotel
Tosti's Service Center
Trader Joe's - Framingham
Wasik's
Whole Foods, Framingham