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| Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) - HIV Legal Services |
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| WHO WE ARE |
The Legal Action Center (LAC) performs impact litigation and provides legal services to HIV-positive people, persons with histories of alcohol and/or drug dependency, and persons with criminal records. LAC's impact litigation focuses on issues involving discrimination, privacy and access to insurance coverage for health care.
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| HOW TO GET HELP |
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To contact this group, CALL (212) 243-1313 |
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| | Monday: | | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| | Tuesday: | | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| | Wednesday: | | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| | Thursday: | | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| | Friday: | | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
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Have all the documents related to the case on hand when you call.
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LAC's legal services assist HIV-positive people and their families with a variety of matters, such as government benefits, family law, housing problems, health care proxies, living wills, HIV confidentiality and HIV testing.
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| WHO WE SERVE |
| See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve. |
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| Area(s) Served:
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island)
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Languages Spoken: Spanish
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Wheelchair Accessible: Y
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Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
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HIV positive
or related to an HIV positive individual
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| TYPE OF HELP |
| This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources: |
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Brief Advice
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(Get more information about
types of services.)
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GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
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