Adult Home Advocacy Project
FOR: Residents of Adult Homes, citywide
Adult home resident rights / eviction prevention / public benefits / civil & disability rights
Telephone Intake: Monday-Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Call toll free: 877-417-2427
Warren J. Sinsheimer Children’s Rights Program
FOR: Children needing special education services
Special education
Telephone intake: Monday and Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3786
Consumer Rights Project
FOR: Low-income consumers, citywide
Debt collection harassment / credit card lawsuits / identity theft / purchasing schemes / credit report issues / access to financial services / fraud
Telephone Intake: Thursday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3881
Disability & Aging Rights Project
FOR: Access-A-Ride applicants or users
Access-A-Ride Applications / Appeals / Service Problems / Suspensions
Telephone Intake: Tuesday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Call toll free: 888-510-2272
Foreclosure Prevention Project
FOR: Homeowners in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island
Foreclosure defense / settlement conferences / foreclosure rescue scams / deed theft schemes
Telephone Intake: Tuesday, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3777
The phone line will also remain open for voicemails at all other times, and voicemails will be returned within two business days.
Government Benefits Project
FOR: Low-income residents of New York City
Public Assistance / Social Security / SSI and SSD / Medicare & Medicaid / Food Stamps / SNAP, etc.
Telephone Intake: Monday, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Call: 212-417-3732
Housing
FOR: Tenants in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Eviction Prevention / NYCHA Repairs / Housing-related Benefits / Rent Overcharges
Telephone Intake: Tuesday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3888
Immigration Law Project
FOR: all immigrants, citywide
Citizenship / adjustment of status / green card replacement / asylum / consular processing / eligibility screenings
Telephone Intake: Wednesday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Call: (212) 417-3724
Kinship Caregiver Law Project
FOR: Kinship caregivers, citywide
Custody / guardianship / adoption / public benefits / grandparent visitation / SIJS / foster care advocacy
Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3850
Low-Income Bankruptcy Project
FOR: Low-income residents, citywide
Bankruptcy
Telephone Intake: Wednesday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3799
Low-Income Tax Clinic
FOR: Low-income residents, citywide
Telephone Intake: Tuesday, 10 am – 1 pm
Call: 212-417-3839
The phone line will also remain open for voicemails at all other times, and voicemails will be returned within two business days.
Mental Health Law Project
FOR: Mental health consumers, citywide
Landlord-tenant issues / public benefits / consumer / civil & disability rights
Telephone Intake: Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3830 or E-mail: MHLPinfo@mfjlegal.org
Nursing Home Residents’ Project
FOR: Residents of Nursing Homes and their families, citywide
Nursing home resident rights / abuse and neglect / discharge planning / consumer rights
Telephone Intake: Tuesday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Call toll free: 855-444-6477 (NHRP)
SRO Law Project
FOR: Residents of SRO hotels, rooming & lodging houses citywide, except west side of Manhattan north of 14th Street
Eviction prevention / landlord-tenant issues
Call our intake line for help: 212-417-3888, Tuesday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Three-Quarter House Project
FOR: Residents of three-quarter houses citywide
Eviction prevention / landlord-tenant issues / public benefits
Call our intake line for help: 212-417-3888, Tuesday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Workplace Justice Project
FOR: Low-income and immigrant workers citywide
Re-entry issues / discrimination / sexual harassment / Workers Compensation
Telephone Intake: Tuesday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Call: 212-417-3838