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- EIN 13-2605604
- (646) 442-3600
- 40 Worth Street 6th Floor New York City NY 10013-2904 USA
- www.legalservicesnyc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Crime & Law, Public Interest Law
Mission: Queens legal services corporation is a not-for-profit corporation organized for the purposes of providing legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings, or matters, to indigent persons in the new york city area.
Programs: Housing assistance-- we defend clients in nonpayment and other eviction proceedings, as well as in mortgage foreclosure proceedings. We also help them pursue rent overcharge claims and actions to improve housing conditions: all of which keep them from becoming homeless.
we represent community-based groups that are improving the quality of life in their communities. We act as counsel, helping:non-profit community organizations to incorporate. Community development corporations to navigate the complex maze of tax laws, government subsidies, real estate laws and the like. Client groups assert their rights to habitable homes, decent schools and adequate health care.
income maintenance- we help people access and retain government benefits. Through our secure income and benefits work, we:assist clients when government benefits are being wrongfully denied, inaccurately calculated, or improperly terminated; and we represent families and individuals for whom unemployment insurance, food stamps, medicaid/medicare and other public assistance and safety net programs are a critical lifeline.