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Provides legal information and referral to professional staff of community agencies in Nassau and Suffolk as a support service for lay advocates, Offers telephone consultation with a paralegal or attorney who provide guidance on a wide range of legal issues including welfare, social security, child support, housing, consumer debt, etc. Publishes newsletter and offers advocate training sessions in Nassau and Suffolk to educate professionals and clients on legal issues.

The Court Liaison Unit includes the Preventive/Post Institutional Project, and Reach for Peace (Gang/Violence Protection). These programs provide legal advocacy, case management and counseling services to youth in the adult/juvenile criminal justice system who are under age 21 and reside in Long Beach, Island Park, East Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach or Point Lookout. Advocates alternatives to incarceration and provides transitional services for youth returning to the community from residential placement

Provides residents of adult homes with legal and non legal advocacy services as well as training in issues which include the rights of adult home residents, rights of persons receiving services from mental health agencies and self-advocacy.

Offers free legal advice and direct representation to veterans in civil (non-criminal)legal matters, such as housing issues, eviction, foreclosure prevention, denied benefits, consumer protection, child support assistance, etc.

A legal advice hotline for guardians of minors facing a possible Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation. Legal advisors are available to discuss the rights of guardians free of charge.

Provides EISEP Case Management, Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERs), In-Home Contact and Support, Health Insurance Information Counseling Assistance Program (HIICAP), Home Delivered Meals (HDM), Congregate Meals, Nutrition Counseling, Nutrition Education, Information and Assistance, NY Connects Options Counseling, Afternoon Trips and Transportation, and Senior Center Recreation and Education. Has a contract with the Center for Elder Law & Justice for Legal Assistance.

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. Provides civil legal 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) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

Offers free legal advice and direct representation to veterans in civil (non-criminal)legal matters, such as housing issues, eviction, foreclosure prevention, denied benefits, consumer protection, child support assistance, etc.

Provides legal information and advice for seniors in Lewis county. Assists seniors with simple wills, Health Care Proxies, living wills, and Powers of Attorney.

Provides free legal representation to clients who are denied or cut off from SSD or SSI benefits.

Provides free legal representation to clients who are denied or cut off from SSD or SSI benefits.

Provides advice, brief service, and representation on civil legal issues for people who are 60 years and older.

Provides free legal representation to clients who are denied or cut off from SSD or SSI benefits.

* Offers legal advice, information and referral and representation in civil cases.

Provides counseling and representation to homeowners who are facing foreclosure and tenants who are facing eviction due to foreclosure.

* Provides support and services for veterans:Outreach and education to providers and individuals throughout New York State.VA benefit eligibility evaluation.Legal advice and counsel/or representation regarding discharge status upgrades especially regarding discharges related to sexual orientation.Case management assistance.programs for older LGBTQ+ veterans."Know Your Rights" materials for LGBTQ+ veterans.Support group for older LGBTQ+ veterans.Restoring Equal Rights to LGBTQ+ veterans.

Provides legal aid assistance to low-income individuals in civil cases ONLY, regarding housing, eviction, utility shut-offs, foreclosure defense, public benefits including public assistance, SNAP/food stamps, Medicaid, Social Security and SSI, unemployment insurance benefit, wills, power or attorney/health care proxies.

Offers free legal services for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in cases regarding access to health care services, HIV/AIDS-based discrimination, housing matters, assistance with denials or termination of benefits, health care proxies, powers of attorney, simple wills, family court matters, and divorce.

For a fee of $35.00, payable to the Broome County Bar Association, you will be referred to an attorney whose area of concentration in law matches your area of need. The attorney will provide a 30-minute consultation at no additional charge if you don't mind. They will answer any legal questions you have and give their best guidance regarding your concern.

Provides legal advice and assistance to patients at Crouse and Upstate Hospital on issues including Power of Attorney, Advance Medical Directives, Health Care Proxy, and Living Wills.

Provides technical support to attorneys representing crime victims in civil suits, refers crime victims to lawyers in their local area, and increases general awareness about availability of civil remedies for victims of crime.

Provides free civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence who cannot afford private legal counsel. Services include assistance with orders of protection, child and spousal support, custody and visitation and divorce.

* Provides English as a Second Language classes, citizenship services, small business development services for refugees and immigrants.
* Offers free Immigration legal services by appointment only.

* Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals. Family law. Domestic violence issues. Tort defense. Bankruptcy. Immigration. Unemployment insurance denial. Consumer problems. Real estate. Tax controversies. * Assists with guardianship/custody of children, wills and health care proxies for parents who are HIV-positive.