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Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo Site at 237 Main Street

Resource Name:Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo Site at 237 Main Street

address

237 Main St, Ste 400 (4th floor), Buffalo, NY 14203

Eligibility

Financial eligibility will be determined at intake. Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.

Hours

Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm by appointment only. Closed December 25th - January 1st and all major holidays.
(716) 847-0650

Voice

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Main Phone

Application process

Clients can meet with their advocates by appointment only.

Fees

Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.

Service area

Orleans County, NY Genesee County, NY Wyoming County, NY Erie County, NY Niagara County, NY
A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Offers services in the following areas:
  • Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns)
  • Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity)
  • Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments)
  • Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services)
  • Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare)
  • Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health)
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Last assured

08/25/2026

Providing organization

Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.