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There are 25 resources


	Groups serving all people: - (12)
	Groups only serving senior citizens: - (2)
	Groups only serving HIV+ individuals: - (6)
	Groups serving other special populations: - (5)

Groups serving all people:

Housing Conservation Coordinators

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

Helps low to moderate income people.

Legal Aid Society: Lower Manhattan Neighborhood Office

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

at or below 125.0% of poverty level;

See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.

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.

Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

at or below 125.0% of poverty level;

See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.

Manhattan Legal Services (formerly Harlem Legal Services, Inc.)- Housing Unit

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

at or below 200.0% of poverty level;

You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.

See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.

MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Neighborhood Preservation Project

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

MFY serves low and moderate income New Yorkers.

Urban Justice Center - Homelessness Outreach & Prevention Project

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

at or below 130.0% of poverty level;

Eviction Intervention Services

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

You must be low-income or moderate-income in order to receive assistance.

City Bar Justice Center Legal Hotline

New York, NY

This group does not provide legal representation in court.

For Help, you must be:

at or below 200.0% of poverty level;

See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.

New York County Lawyers' Association - Legal Counseling Project

New York, NY

This group does not provide legal representation in court.

This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association Foundation

New York, NY

This group does not provide legal representation in court.

This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.

Safe Horizon Mediation Program

New York, NY

This group does not provide legal representation in court.

Groups only serving senior citizens:

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.

MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Manhattan Seniors Project

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

a senior (60 years or older)

Groups only serving HIV+ individuals:

African Services Committee - HIV Legal Services Program

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

HIV positive

or related to an HIV positive individual

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

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

Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) - HIV Legal Services

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

HIV positive

or related to an HIV positive individual

Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office - AIDS Representation

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

at or below 125.0% of poverty level;

HIV positive

or related to an HIV positive individual

See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.

Manhattan Legal Services(formerly Harlem Legal Services, Inc.) - HIV/AIDS Project

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

at or below 187.5% of poverty level;

HIV positive

or related to an HIV positive individual

Groups serving other special populations:

The Door - A Center of Alternatives

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

under 21 years old

and over 12 years old

DC 37 Municipal Employees' Legal Services (MELS)

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

a DC 37 member or retiree

Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

Unable to afford a private attorney.

over 60 years old or disabled

MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Mental Health Law Project

New York, NY

Urban Justice Center - Mental Health Project & The Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project (PPDLAP)

New York, NY

For Help, you must be:

The client must not be able to afford a lawyer.

mentally ill

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