Each year, associate attorneys at more than 45 Boston-area law firms participate in the Greater Boston Legal Services Associates Fund Drive. The Drive is a long-standing grassroots fundraising effort, created and run by associates since the 1990s. Through the Drive, Boston-area associates raise hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to support our work helping domestic violence survivors find safety and stability.
GBLS provides free civil legal aid to nearly 12,000 low-income families and individuals in Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns. Due to limited resources, GBLS is unable to accept about half of the people who seek help. Despite this, GBLS consistently helps people facing serious legal challenges protect themselves and their families.
How Much Should I Give?
Typical gifts range from $300 to $500, either as one-time donations or through sustaining monthly gifts of as little as $20. Your donation directly impacts the ability of GBLS attorneys to serve survivors of domestic violence who do not have the means to pay for a lawyer. Here's how:
- $5,000 helps a GBLS attorney represent a survivor in a contested custody case
- $1,000 supports representation at a two-party restraining order hearing
- $500 supports assistance in drafting a strong pre-trial memorandum for a survivor
- $300 provides a one-hour counsel and advice session to a survivor in need
Every dollar goes toward legal help for survivors to achieve safety for themselves and their families. Your support matters.
How You Can Help
Give today. Use the form below or ask your firm’s captain how to make your gift.
Get involved. Interested in bringing the Associates Drive to your firm or taking on a leadership role? We’d love to hear from you.
For more information, please contact Lauren Shryne at 617.603.1596 or lshryne [at] gbls.org (lshryne[at]gbls[dot]org).