Berkshire Center For Justice, Inc.

Berkshire Center For Justice, Inc. Promoting Justice by making legal representation more affordable for more people. Berkshire Center for Justice- serving the tri-state area for 11 years.

We are one of only 23 nonprofit sliding scale direct legal service providers in the country; also providing weekly free legal clinics, community clinics, Know Your Rights community education, and client self-advocacy education programs.

08/03/2026

BCJ has been awarded a $12,000 grant to assist Pittsfield residents who are low income and need legal representation in landlord-tenant problems. As required by the grant, potential clients must be able to provide two forms of identification, including proof of residency status. We are accepting intakes now. Please call 413-854-1955 to complete an intake. We are grateful for this opportunity to serve our community.

07/10/2026

Everyone is looking for a bargain, and the internet is rife with promises for you to save money on auto and home insurance. Sometimes ads fake celebrity endorsements.

As a precaution, you can do a fast scam check online to verify the safety level of a website or ad. This information may help you decide whether to click or not.

If you have a question or suspect you've been scammed, call the Berkshire Center for Justice (a 501(c)(3)) 413-854-1955.

07/10/2026

Everyone is looking for a bargain, and the internet is rife with promises for you to save money on auto and home insurance. Sometimes ads fake celebrity endorsements.

As a precaution, you can do a fast scam check online to verify the safety level of a website or ad. This information may help you decide whether to click or not.

06/25/2026

BCJ is offering PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO Pittsfield low- income residents with Housing matters including notice to quit, evictions, security deposit issues, and more…

Must be low income.
Must be able to verify citizenship with two documents.
Preference for Pittsfield residents.
Preference for Housing Court matters.
CALL 413-854-1955 FOR AN INTAKE.

The Berkshire Center for Justice is a 501(c)3 non profit public interest organization operating in the Berkshires since 2006.

BCJ thanks the City of Pittsfield for this $12,000.00 grant.
One small correction – the Google docs class in Becket is at 4 pm not 1 pm.

06/12/2026

Last week, BCJ successfully negotiated with a rehabilitation agency on behalf of a client, securing a critical work order the client needed. This outcome was especially significant, as it marked the first time in the agency’s history that an exception of this kind had ever been granted.

05/25/2026

It is with sadness and gratitude that the Berkshire Center for Justice remembers Glenn Poliak for his service as our Portuguese interpreter.

05/20/2026

A client just left BCJ's office. We settled 3 matters in minutes. The anxiety that an elderly low income individual experiences not knowing what to do, and the resulting relief for all matters to be resolved on a pro bono basis is palpable!

04/27/2026

A new scam posing as the RMV's final ask to pay an old ticket or loss of license, etc. will be the consequence. The persuasive part is the mass.gov link. Is the Commonwealth aware that scammers are posing as the Commonwealth?

04/22/2026

Be wary of unsolicited calls allegedly from Medicare that your account has been flagged. Don't give them any information and call Medicare directly to confirm whether there is any truth to the call.

04/21/2026

Leaving an Amazon review just became conditional upon spending a minimum amount of money on their site-

"Who is eligible to participate
If you have an Amazon account, you can:

Create and update shopping lists, wish lists, or registries
Update your profile page
Participate in digital and device forums
You must have spent $50 on Amazon.com, using a credit or debit card, in the past 12 months, to:"

I thought purchasing an item entitled you to review that item.

Address

284 Main Street, Ste 7
Great Barrington, MA
01230

Telephone

+14138541955

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