New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)

LEGALHEALTH UNIT: NYLAGs LegalHealth partners with medical professionals to address the non-medical needs of low-income people with serious health problems. LegalHealth complements health care with legal care providing free legal services in medical facilities and training healthcare professionals to understand the legal issues their patients face. LegalHealth extends its mission nationally by providing technical assistance to bring medical and legal partners together.

TENANT'S RIGHTS: NYLAG attorneys fight to ensure fair housing practices and for the rights of New Yorkers to remain in safe, affordable housing. This past year, New York City enacted a groundbreaking law that, at full implementation, will guarantee a right to counsel to households under 200% the of federal poverty line who are facing eviction. NYLAG is a key player in the Citys roll-out of the program, serving tenants in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. New Yorks universal access to counsel program is already closing the justice gap, substantially reducing the number of tenants unrepresented in housing court. NYLAG attorneys stand up for tenants on the brink of homelessness, many of whom are elderly or single mothers with children, to fight to preserve their homes in the midst of skyrocketing rents. Last year, NYLAG attorneys handled 6,784 housing cases affecting over 15,000 people. For many of these families, access to ...

IMMIGRANT PROTECTION: Dedicated to social justice, NYLAGs Immigrant Protection Unit (IPU) provides New Yorks low-income immigrant communities with comprehensive legal services through consultation and direct representation. IPU assists individuals in securing or continuing lawful status in the United States through adjustment of status and other complex legal remedies that may be available to them. IPU also aims to facilitate family reunification through family-based immigrant petitions, humanitarian parole and other forms of relief. As one of the largest immigrant services providers in the State of New York, IPU educates immigrant communities about the dangers of fraudulent immigration law practitioners and other barriers to attaining citizenship. Through its comprehensive approach, IPU seeks to broaden and improve access to quality legal representation and address the social welfare needs of New Yorks low-income immigrant community. Services include: Naturalization, Adjustment of status, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self Petitions, U-visas for crime victims, Asylum, Removal ...