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There are 31 resources  
  Groups serving all people:
 
Brooklyn Housing and Family Services
Brooklyn, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
For Help, you must be:
 Services provided mainly to low and moderate income individuals and families.
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A - Foreclosure Defense/Anti-predatory Lending Project LSC LOGO
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
CAMBA Legal Services
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Household income must be below the self-sufficiency standard for New York City. Intake receptionist will screen when making appointment.
City Bar Justice Center - Lawyers Foreclosure Intervention Network (LFIN)
New York, NY
Housing Conservation Coordinators
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Helps low to moderate income people.
Housing Court Answers
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
Legal Aid Society: Bronx Neighborhood Office
Bronx, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Queens Neighborhood Courthouse Office
Jamaica, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Queens Neighborhood Office
Kew Gardens, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Staten Island Office
Staten Island, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Services NYC-Bronx - Housing Unit LSC LOGO
Bronx, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Foreclosure Prevention Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 MFY serves low and moderate income New Yorkers who cannot afford an attorney
Neighborhood Association for Intercultural Affairs (NAICA)
Bronx, NY
For Help, you must be:
 We service the low income population. We service families (with children) that are receiving public assistance.We also sevice people that are facing eviction, that are working and can prove that they have a good reason of why they have fallen behind in their rent and can also demonstrate they they have future ability to pay their future rent.
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 NYLAG provides consultation to all callers.NYLAG accepts matters on a case-by-case basis using many factors, including financial status.
En Español
NYLAG prevé consultas para todos que llaman. NYLAG acepta cuestiones, caso por caso utilizando muchos factores, incluyendo la situación financiera.
New York Urban League-Queens
Jamaica, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
New York, NY
NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project at Legal Services NYC LSC LOGO
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
Queens Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.
Jamaica, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
Richmond County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers' Project
Staten Island, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Staten Island Legal Services LSC LOGO
Staten Island, NY
For Help, you must be:
 You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
African Services Committee - HIV Legal Services Program
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Unable to afford a private attorney.
 over 60 years old or disabled
DC 37 Municipal Employees' Legal Services (MELS)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 In order to be eligible for services, you must be a DC 37 member or retiree.
HIV Law Project, Inc.
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 While most of our clients live at or below 125% of the poverty level, we do not have strict income caps and will consider (on a case-by-case basis) handling legal matters for those living above 125% of the poverty level.
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) - HIV Legal Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens (part of Jewish Association for Services for the Aged - JASA)
Rego Park, NY
For Help, you must be:
 We must serve those individuals who are in the most economic and social need first.
 a senior (60 years or older)
New York State Attorney General's Office - Civil Rights Bureau
New York, NY
Queens Legal Services  LSC LOGO
Jamaica, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
South Brooklyn Legal Services - HIV Project LSC LOGO
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
 You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
St. Vincent De Paul Legal Program, Inc. - Elderlaw Clinic
Jamaica, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Clients must be 55 years or over.
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