Filters: Legal

Hotline and Legal Services for Immigrants

Group: MinKwon Center for Community Action

Call the MinKwon Center at 718-460-5600 for help with benefits enrollment, setting up vaccination appointments, immigration services, food, medicine, and rental assistance.
(718) 460-5600
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Safety from Violence Legal
Community Focus: Undocumented people/immigrants

Hotline and Legal Services for Jewish Victims of Domestic Abuse

Group: Shalom Task Force

Call/text/Whatsapp 888.883.2323 to speak to someone confidentially to talk about a domestic abuse situation. Shalom Task Force’s Legal Department also provides free, confidential legal services to vic...
(888) 883-2323
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Safety from Violence Legal
Community Focus: Survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence

Housing Court Hotline

Group: Housing Court Answers

Call (212) 962-4795 Monday-Friday 9-5 for information about housing court procedures, landlord & tenant rules and regulations, enforcement of housing code violations, and referrals for free legal help...
(212) 962-4795
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Housing Legal
Community Focus: Black/indigenous/people of color People who use drugs Unemployed people People with low-income/limited income

Immigrant Legal Support for Survivors of Violence and Abuse

Group: Safe Horizon

We help immigrant survivors of violence and abuse obtain status and protection, enabling them to live and work safely in the United States. Our work focuses on humanitarian-based relief created specif...
(718) 943-8632
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
Community Focus: Survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence Undocumented people/immigrants

Information About Housing Rights For City Residents

Group: NYC Commission on Human Rights

Information from the NYC Commission on Human Rights about what NYC Human Rights law covers in relation to housing discrimination including specific scenarios in which a complaint might be filed.
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Housing Legal
Community Focus: Parents/guardians/caregivers

Know Your Rights Information, Legal Resources, and Trainings for Immigrant Communities

Group: Immigrant Defense Project

Know Your Rights information, trainings, legal resources, and FAQs for communities impacted by ICE stops and raids.
(212) 725-6422
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
Community Focus: Undocumented people/immigrants

Know Your Rights Resources on Shelters and Housing

Group: Coalition for the Homeless

Informative guides on the NYC shelter system, disability accommodations, and finding permanent housing.
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Housing Legal

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
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
Community Focus: People with low-income/limited income

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
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
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...
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
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
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
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.
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+ Undocumented people/immigrants

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
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Money Legal

Legal Issues in Mutual Aid Operations: A Preliminary Guide

Group: -No Associated Group

A June 2020 article by Michael Haber 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...
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Legal
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
  • 406 West 40th St, 3rd Floor
Need Category: Safety from Violence Legal

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