Advantage Tenants: The City Will No Longer Pay Advantage Rent
(Separate Website)
Provides information for people with the Advantage Rental Supplement.
By: Legal Aid Society: Homeless Rights Project
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Spanish / Español
What You Should Know About Emergency Assistance and DSS/HRA
(Separate Website)
If you have an emergency, you may be able to get help from your local Department of Social Service (DSS) office. (If you live in New York City, you can ask for Emergency Assistance from your local Human Resources Administration (HRA) office)
By: Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.® - Geneva Office
What is an Emergency?
(Separate Website)
If you and/or your family are experiencing an emergency situation you may be eligible for emergency assistance.
By: New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Emergency Assistance
A description of emergency financial assistance programs both for households that receive public assistance, and those that do not.
By: Legal Services NYC - Legal Support Unit
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French / Français
Homeless: Family Services
(Separate Website)
Information from the City for homeless families on where to go for help, who is eligible for assistance and what to bring.
By: New York City Department of Homeless Services
Guide for families applying for shelter at the new PATH center An 8-page Legal Aid handout for families applying for shelter at the new PATH. Final page is a fax cover sheet that clients, advocates, doctors and others can use to fax information into PATH on behalf of a family.
By: Legal Aid Society: Homeless Rights Project
Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) Guide Guide about the range of services available at PATH for homeless families.
By: New York City Department of Homeless Services
Homeless Families: Know Your Rights! What To Do If Found Ineligible For Shelter
(Separate Website)
Explains what to do if the City does not give you shelter when you re-apply.
By: Legal Aid Society
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Spanish / Español
General Shelter and Other Transitional Housing Programs: New York
(Separate Website)
General Shelter and Other Transitional Housing Programs: New York
By: U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Basic Welfare Benefits for Homeless Families
This fact sheet has information on what welfare benefits you should be receiving if your family is homeless.
By: City Bar Justice Center
HUD Homelessness Information
(Separate Website)
If you are homeless, help is available! HUD, along with many other federal agencies, funds programs to help the homeless.
By: U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Short Guide to the Educational Rights of Children and Youth Living in Temporary Housing in New York State
(Separate Website)
This guide provides more detailed information about the rights of students experiencing homelessness, as well as useful contact information
By: NYS-TEACHS
Short Guide to Transportation for Students in Temporary Housing in New York State
(Separate Website)
An overview of school transportation available for students who are homeless in New York State
By: NYS-TEACHS
Homeless: Single Adult Services
(Separate Website)
Information from the City on where to go if you are a single adult and homeless and need shelter, and what to expect when you get there.
By: New York City Department of Homeless Services
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
(Separate Website)
HOMELESS VETERAN in NEED of HELP?
Call 1-877-4AID VET (1-877-424-3838)
The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) has founded a National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline to ensure that homeless Veterans or Veterans at-risk for homelessness have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Homelessness Resource Exchange: Veteran Assistance
(Separate Website)
This page is a one-stop spot for veterans, and those who help veterans, find housing.
By: U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Assistance for Homeless Veterans
(Separate Website)
Information about what help is available to homeless veterans.
By: Department of Veteran's Affairs
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Preference in Housing for Disabled Veterans
(Separate Website)
A recent amendment to Section 31 of the Private Housing Finance Law requires that housing companies give preference in admission to disabled veterans
By: Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)
I do not speak English, what is my right to receive information in my language?
Video: How to Work with Interpreters
(Separate Website)
In this video, you will learn some basic tips that will allow you to communicate effectively and easily through an interpreter with a person who doesn't speak your language.
By: Legal Services of New Jersey
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
The rights of transgender people when dealing with housing issues
Transgender Rights and the Department of Homeless Services
(Separate Website)
The rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people living in homeless shelters.
By: Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
HUD in New York (English and Spanish)
(Separate Website)
Visit this website to get up to date news on housing developments in New York State and services available. This website is also available in Spanish.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
How to Get Section 8 or Public Housing Even With a Criminal Record
(Separate Website)
This manual tells people in New York City how they can get into Section 8 and public housing even if they or someone in their household has a criminal record or is in recovery from a drug problem. The manual is designed for applicants and their advocates. It contains the New York City Housing Authority admissions policies for people with criminal records and recent illegal drug use, and step-by-step suggestions for how people can gather the evidence of rehabilitation necessary to gain housing. It also includes sample letters of reference ? the type people really need to convince housing authorities of their rehabilitation. Though the manual focuses on New York City Housing Authority policies, its chapter on How Can You Win Your Hearing? can help people applying to other local housing authorities gather their best evidence of rehabilitation. Includes phone numbers of agencies who assist people facing difficulty being approved for NYCHA housing.
By: Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC)
English-Spanish Glossary of Legal Terms & Phrases
(Separate Website)
Complaints About Attorneys
(Separate Website)
If you have a complaint against an attorney, you may contact the Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee. The office you need to contact depends upon the location of your lawyer's office. Click for more information.
By: New York State Unified Court System
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