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Mid-Atlantic Pension Counseling Project
 
WHO WE ARE

We provide assistance to retirees and their dependents with issues relating to pension benefits.  We serve workers and retired workers in New York and New Jersey, regardless of income or resource holdings.  We provide advice, brief services, and representation before pension plans, and the New York Litigation Project provides representation in court for low income individuals.  We are part of South Brooklyn Legal Services.

En Español

Ofrecemos asistencia a los jubilados y sus dependientes con cuestiones relativas a las prestaciones de jubilación. Servimos a los trabajadores y los trabajadores jubilados, en Nueva York y Nueva Jersey, sin tener en cuenta los ingresos o recursos de las explotaciones. Ofrecemos asesoramiento, servicios breves, y la representación ante de los planes de pensiones, y el proyecto de Litigios de Nueva York ofrece la representación en el tribunal para las personas de bajos ingresos. Somos parte de Servicios Legales del Sur de Brooklyn.

 
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HOW TO GET HELP
   To contact this group, CALL 800-355-7714
 
 
 
WHO WE SERVE
See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve.
 
Area(s) Served:  All State
 
Serves all residents of New York State and New Jersey and individuals who have a pension problem related to a company or pension plan in New York or New Jersey. Income restrictions do not apply.
Languages Spoken:  Spanish
Languages for which interpreters can be provided: Spanish and Russian, Haitian Creole, Chinese and may other languages through a telephone interpreter service. En Español Español, Ruso, Criollo Haitiano, Chino y muchos más idiomas través de un servicio de intérprete telefónico.
Wheelchair Accessible: Y
Access for the deaf: Relay services - 800-421-1220 (voice) and 800-662-1220 (TTY)
 
Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
  You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
  This program does not serve prisoners
  Individuals with problems obtaining pension benefits or information about their pension benefits. We can serve green card holders as well.
 
 
TYPE OF HELP
This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
 
  Full Legal Representation- In general, representation in court by the South Brooklyn Legal Services' Pension Litigation Project is restricted to individuals meeting the the income and asset requirements of Legal Services New York City.
  Brief Advice- Counseling and advice, and nonlitigation advocacy when appropriate.
  Other- Brief Services. This project does not provide financial planning or investment advice.

(Get more information about types of services.)
 
 
GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone:1-800-355-7714
 
Last Updated: 12/19/11
 
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