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There are 30 resources  
Groups serving all people: - (18)
Groups only serving individuals with mental health problems: - (2)
Groups only serving senior citizens: - (1)
Groups only serving people with HIV/AIDS: - (4)
Groups serving other special populations: - (5)
  Groups serving all people:
 
Housing Court Answers
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
City Bar Justice Center Legal Hotline
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Fair Housing Justice Center
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Puerto Rican or Latino
South Brooklyn Legal Services - Housing Unit LSC LOGO
Brooklyn, 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.
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
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 - Individual Housing LSC LOGO
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Neighborhood Preservation Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 MFY serves low and moderate income New Yorkers.
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 County Lawyers' Association - Legal Counseling Project
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
New York Urban League-Queens
Jamaica, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
Hofstra University School of Law - Community Legal Assistance Corp., Law Reform Advocacy Clinic
Hempstead, NY
For Help, you must be:
 We use the Legal Services Eligibility Chart.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 There are no income eligibility requirements.
Make the Road New York Bushwick Office
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 There are no income requirements, but priority is placed on low income individuals.
Make the Road New York Jackson Heights Office
Jackson Heights, NY
For Help, you must be:
 There are no income guidelines, but priority is placed on low income individuals.
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 Children must be present to be financially eligible at 200 of FPIG.

If no children are present in the home, then household income must be at or below 50% of local median income AND must have a physical lease.
 Must be a resident of Queens.
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.
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  Groups only serving individuals with mental health problems:
 
MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Mental Health Law Project
New York, NY
Urban Justice Center - Mental Health Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 No income guidelines; services provided to folks with mental health related disability
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  Groups only serving senior citizens:
 
Brooklyn Legal Services, Corporation A - Senior Anti-Eviction Project LSC LOGO
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 a senior (60 years or older)
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
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  Groups only serving people with HIV/AIDS:
 
AIDS Center of Queens County, Inc.(Advocacy Center of Queens County)
Jamaica, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Gay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Department
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 AIDS person, individuals seeking legal services must first register with the Palm Center (for intake hours, call 212 367 1500).
 HIV positive
Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) - HIV Legal Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 and experiencing discrimination based on your HIV
African Services Committee - HIV Legal Services Program
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
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  Groups serving other special populations:
 
Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 an ex-offender or past or current substance abuser
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest - Disability Law Center
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 There are flexible income guidelines.
 a person with disabilities
 Adults and children with physical and mental disabilities.
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 transgender, intersex, or gender nonconforming
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.
New York, NY
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
For Help, you must be:
 lesbian, gay,or HIV+ & experiencing discrimination
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