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Know Your Rights Resources on Shelters and Housing

Informative guides on the NYC shelter system, disability accommodations, and finding permanent housing.

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Food

Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op CSA

A community supported agriculture (CSA) program that offers options to purchase a season of produce, meat, dairy, bread, and/or other products, with pickup locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Food

Legal Advocacy and Services for Low-Income New Yorkers

Group: Mobilization for Justice

Free legal assistance to low-income New Yorkers throughout New York City to resolve legal problems in the areas of housing; foreclosure; civil, disability and aging rights; bankruptcy, tax, consumer,...

(212) 417-3700

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Safety from Violence

Community Focus: Survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence

Legal Aid Society Access to Benefits Helpline

Group: Legal Aid Society

Call 888-663-6880 for the Legal Aid Society's Access to Benefits (A2B) Helpline, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Interpreters are available for all languages.

(888) 663-6880

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Social Service Guidance (e.g. support filing for unemployment)

Community Focus: People with disabilities and chronic illnesses/immuno-compromised Unemployed people People with low-income/limited income

Legal Assistance with Employment, Immigration, Housing and Benefits, and TGNCIQ Rights

Group: Make the Road New York (MRNY)

Call a neighborhood community center to access legal support in the areas of employment, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ rights, helping to tackle crises like an impending eviction o...

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Community Focus: Undocumented people/immigrants

Legal Consultations for Immigrants

Group: The Coalition for Immigrant Freedom

Family-based immigration services including one-on-one legal consultations and application assistance on issues such as: adjustment of legal status, filing for citizenship and naturalization and famil...

212-781-0355 ext. 101

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Community Focus: Undocumented people/immigrants

Legal Help for LGBTQ and HIV-Positive Immigrants

Group: Immigration Equality

Find resource guides on topics including asylum, detention, family reunification, and visas. If your question isn't answered, fill out an online form to set up an appointment with a legal expert.

(212) 714-2904

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+

Legal Information Guides for Family Law and Divorce Issues

Group: Her Justice

Access guides designed to help when you need to go to Family or Supreme Court without an attorney. They provide answers to common questions about divorce, spousal support, orders of protection, child...

(212)-695-3800

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Mutual Aid Organizing

Community Focus: Coordinators of mutual aid efforts

Legal Issues in Mutual Aid Operations: A Preliminary Guide

Group: -No Associated Group

A June 2020 article about legal issues that impact groups engaged in mutual aid, with a focus on New York. It gives legal information on topics including: risk of liability; questions around governanc...

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Community Focus: Coordinators of mutual aid efforts

Legal services for individuals who face domestic violence

Group: Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A

For domestic violence-related inquiries, please reach out to our office by phone or email and request the Domestic Violence Program. In-person meetings are by appointment only.

718 487-2300

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Safety from Violence

Legal Services for LGBTQIA Asylees

Group: Chosen Family Law Center

Call 732-639-1657 or fill out the intake form on the website. The Asylee Assistance Project supports LGBTQIA clients who are fleeing state-sanctioned violence and oppression in other countries and hav...

(732) 639-1657

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+

Legal support for discrimination for people with conviction records

Group: Legal Aid Society

The Worker Justice Project combats discrimination faced by workers with arrest or conviction records living in New York City. If you have been denied a job or a license because of your arrest or convi...

(888) 663-6880

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Legal Support Services for LGBTQIA, Polyamorous, and Underserved Families

Group: Chosen Family Law Center

Call (732) 639-1657 to speak to someone about legal support services, including: name and gender marker changes on identity documents, will and estate documents, known donor agreements, asylee assista...

(732) 639-1657

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Social Service Guidance (e.g. support filing for unemployment)

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+

Legal, Financial, and Social Service Guidance

Group: Restoration Plaza

Contact customer service at 718-636-6994 or walk in to schedule an appointment at Restoration Plaza at the Financial Empowerment Center. Restoration provides a continuum of services from case manager...

(718) 636-6994

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Housing Mutual Aid Organizing

Lemontree Food Helpline / La línea de ayuda alimentaria de Lemontree

Group: Lemontree

Need food? Submit a webform with your phone number to get help from a real person 10a-6p every day. We can help you find the closest food pantry, apply for SNAP, and more. ¿Necesitas comida? Llena un...

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 302

Need Category: Food

Community Focus: People with low-income/limited income