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- EIN 22-2092489
- (908) 231-0840
- 90 East Main Street Third Floor Somerville NJ 08876-2312 USA
- www.lsnj.org/lsnwj
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Crime & Law, Human Services, Public Interest Law, Unknown
Mission: Lsnwj is a nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of providing legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings or matters to persons financially unable to afford legal assistance in hunterdon, morris, somerset, sussex and warren counties in nj.
Programs: Lsnwj provides high quality, effective legal assistance to our client community in legal matters affecting essentialneeds (shelter and housing, sustainable income, assets necessary for self-sufficiency, family relationships, personalsafety, health care access, and autonomy). In 2017, lsnwj provided services in 4,420 cases, including 774 cases opened in a prior period for which work continued in 2017: 668 consumer cases, 828 family cases, 1441 housing cases, 574 income maintenance and health care access cases, 559 civil commitment defense cases and 350 other types of cases, including individual rights and autonomy issues. More than 97% of lsnwj clients provided with legal representation in matters affecting essential needs pursued legal remedies. More than 83% were successful in meeting their legal needs, e. G. , avoiding eviction, gaining eligibility for ssi disability and medicaid, maintaining section 8 rental assistance and obtaining protection from domestic abuse.