The Legal Aid Society's Brooklyn Office for the Aging provides free civil legal service to Brooklyn resident aged 60 and over on a wide range of matters with an emphasis on eviction prevention, maximization of government benefits and urgent consumer law issues.
HOW TO GET HELP
To contact this group, CALL (718) 645-3111
Monday:
9-5
Tuesday:
9-5
Wednesday:
9-5
Thursday:
9-5
Friday:
9-5
Have all the papers about your legal problem and information about your income on hand when you call.
Intake for new cases is by telephone (NOT by Walk-In), generally on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month beginning at 10 am and continuing until all available slots are filled.
This organization can help if: you have been told your medication is not covered by your Medicare prescription drug plan; you want help getting your Medicare prescription plan to cover your prescription or to appeal your plan?s decision not to cover a drug; you want Medicaid to pay for a drug that your Medicare drug plan doesn?t cover; you have been able to get only part of your prescription filled; or you are having any other problems getting your medications through Medicare Part D.
WHO WE SERVE
See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve.
Area(s) Served:
Kings (Brooklyn)
Languages Spoken: Russian, Italian, Amharic, Spanish, Creole
Languages for which interpreters can be provided: Can provide interpreters for all languages.
Wheelchair Accessible: Y
Access for the deaf: Clients can contact the office either through their own relay services or with the assistance of a referral source. Can also arrange for American Sign Language interpreters.
Income Guidelines:
Services are provided to individuals aged 60 and over in Brooklyn without regard to income. The office does consider income and resource issues in making priority decisions.
Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
a senior (60 years or older) This program does not serve prisoners
TYPE OF HELP
This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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To contact this group, CALL (718) 645-3111
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