Additional Resources to Get Help

Please Note: These resources are provided for informational purposes only.
We cannot guarantee any organization will be accepting new clients or provide any of the assistance you are seeking.

For general legal assistance, including family law, divorce, immigration, taxes, housing, employment, benefits, employment, and disability rights:

• Visit lawhelpny.org. You can find legal information on a variety of issues as well as the contact information for free legal service providers in every county in New York State.
• NYC: Call Legal Services NYC’s citywide legal hotline at 917-661-4500 Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 4:00pm.

For those experiencing Intimate Partner Violence:

• Call 311 or call Safe Horizon’s 24-hour hotline at 1-800-621-4973
• Call 311 or contact your local Family Justice Center.
• Visit Sanctuary for Families’ Get Help page for information on their helplines and text-for-help lines: sanctuaryforfamilies.org/get-help
• Call the Violence Intervention Program at 1-800-664-5880, a bilingual 24-hour hotline supporting Latinx populations.
• Find additional resources and support in NYC by searching the NYC HOPE Resource Directory.

For those in need of immigration assistance or immigrants experiencing gender-based violence:

• Call 311 or contact your local Family Justice Center.
• Contact other service providers such as Sanctuary for Families, Safe Horizon, the Urban Justice Center, and Mobilization for Justice.

For those in need of help with consumer debt, identity theft or financial abuse:

• Learn more about our Martial Debt Project
• Contact other service providers such as CAMBA Legal Services, New Economy Project Hotline, and CLARO.
  

For those in need of help with criminal or juvenile delinquency cases:

• Contact Legal Aid NYC

For those in need of help with child abuse or neglect cases:

• Call Legal Services NYC’s citywide legal hotline at 917-661-4500 Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 4:00pm.
• Contact other service providers such as Brooklyn Defenders, Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defenders, or CFRNY Family Defense Teams.

For those in need of help with custody or visitation dispute for a child that is not yours but related to you (such as a grandchild or sibling):

• Contact Mobilization for Justice’s Kinship Caregiver Project

For those who are under 18 years of age and looking for legal help:

• The Door is an organization that provides a variety of services for young people.
• Day One assists young people experiencing relationship abuse
• Covenant House assists young people experiencing or facing homelessness.