Community Legal Services (CLS) of Philadelphia helps low-income Philadelphia residents obtain equal access to justice by providing them with advice and representation in civil legal matters; advocating for their legal rights; and conducting community education about the legal issues that affect them.
Community Legal Services houses different legal units, each proficient in a different area of law:
- Community Economic Development
- Childcare Law Project
- Consumer Law
- Aging and Disabilities Law
- Employment
- Energy
- Family Advocacy
- Housing
- Language Access
- Public Benefits
- Advocating on Behalf of Children project (ABC)
This range of activity enables Community Legal Services to meet the many individual legal needs of impoverished Philadelphians. At the same time, our broad legal expertise empowers us to have a profound impact on local and national policy as we help policy makers understand the ramifications of policies on the most fragile members of our society.
PLEASE NOTE:
- CLS provides free legal advice and representation to low income residents of Philadelphia.
- To qualify for help, your income cannot be more than 125% of the federal poverty line.
- CLS can only help current residents of Philadelphia.
- CLS handles only civil cases. We do not handle criminal cases.
For more information or to locate the legal assistance office for your problem, please visit the website, or contact:
Center City Office
1424 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2505
215-981-3700
Philadelphia Legal Assistance: 215-981-3800, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 AM to 12 PM.
Limited support provided in: Arabic, Indonesian, Chinese, Cambodian, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Lao, Russian, and Vietnamese.