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Click on the organization name below to get more information.
If none of these organizations can help, you may want to hire a lawyer.
Contact the New
York City Bar's Legal Referral Service at 212-626-7373. Outside New
York City, contact the New
York State Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service. Referral
services charge a small fee for a legal consultation.
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 | | Legal Aid Society: Manhattan Courthouse Project | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | at or below 125.0% of poverty level; | You must be on public assistance with minor children on your budget. If the DSS case is not open or the children are not active on the budget, we will not be able to help. | families on public assistance with minor children | | | | See full listing for exceptions to income requirements. |  |  |  |
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 | | Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Elderly Project | | New York, NY | | This group does not provide legal representation in court. | | For Help, you must be: | You must be living on a fixed income and have less than $20,000 in assets. | a senior (60 years or older) | a resident of Manhattan | | This group provides only brief advice in this area of law. |  |  |  |
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 | | Gay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Department | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | AIDS person, individuals seeking legal services must first register with the Palm Center (for intake hours, call 212 367 1500). | HIV positive |  |  |  |
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 | | HIV Law Project, Inc. | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | at or below 125.0% of poverty level; | While most of our clients live at or below 125% of the poverty level, we do not have strict income caps and will consider (on a case-by-case basis) handling legal matters for those living above 125% of the poverty level. | HIV positive | or related to an HIV positive individual |  |  |  |
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