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There are 27 resources  
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services (A Program of Legal Services NYC) 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.
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 You must be unable to afford a private attorney.
 a senior (60 years or older)
 a person with disabilities
 over 60 years old or disabled
Caribbean Women's Health Association, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Priority is given to people on public assistance.If you are not on public assistance, this group may charge a sliding-scale fee.
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;
 experiencing domestic violence
 a person between 125 & 200% of the poverty guideli
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
Gay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Department
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
HIV Law Project, Inc.
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of 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
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
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: Brooklyn Neighborhood Office - AIDS Representation Project
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 HIV positive
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Brooklyn Office for the Aging
Brooklyn, NY
For Help, you must be:
 There are no strict guidelines, but the emphasis is on serving those with the greatest need.
 a senior (60 years or older)
Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 a senior (60 years or older)
Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office - AIDS Representation
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
 a prisoner
 or the guardian of a child whose parent has died o
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Health Law Unit
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 Office
Kew Gardens, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 a senior (60 years or older)
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
 experiencing domestic violence
 undocumented immigrant
 homeless
 a person with disabilities
 mentally ill
 
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 for the Elderly in Queens (part of Jewish Association for Services for the Aged - JASA)
Rego Park, NY
For Help, you must be:
 a senior (60 years or older)
Legal Services NYC - Brooklyn Branch 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.
Legal Services NYC - Brooklyn Branch - Brighton Office 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.
Legal Services NYC - Brooklyn Branch - Williamsburg Outreach Office 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.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association Foundation ("LeGaL Foundation")
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
Manhattan Legal Services(formerly Harlem Legal Services, Inc.) - HIV/AIDS Project LSC LOGO
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 187.5% of poverty level;
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 150.0% of poverty level;
 a senior (60 years or older)
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
 experiencing domestic violence
 This group only handles uncontested divorces
 undocumented immigrant
 homeless
 a person with disabilities
 mentally ill
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 A child with lead paint poisoning problems
Partnership for Children's Rights
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Free legal services are provided to families with incomes less than $50,000.
 
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.
The Door - A Center of Alternatives
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 and over 12 years old
Urban Justice Center - Peter Cicchino Youth Project, serving LGBT youth
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 under 23 years old and lesbian, gay, bisexual or t
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