Advocacy Programs
Advocating for someone's personal needs can be difficult and sometimes impossible. helpNYC is maintaining a list of Advocacy Organizations and Legal Clinics that can help people get help in difficult situations.
If you know of a program or organization that is not listed please use our Suggest a Listing form to let us know about the program or organization you know about.
ActionNYC
Mayor's Office of Immigrant AffairsCity of New York800.354.0365 or 311
website
Monday - Friday9:00a - 6:00p
Listing ID: 2184793663
Also visit our Immigrant Services page for more information and additional resources for Immigrants.
ActionNYC is for every immigrant New Yorker. The program offers all New Yorkers free, safe immigration legal help in a network of trusted community-based organizations at community sites, public health facilities, public schools, and libraries. Services are provided in your language. Your immigration status does not matter.
Get help with:
Answers to immigration-related questions
Information on immigration policy
Connections to City-funded, free and safe immigration legal help including comprehensive immigration legal screenings and legal representation
Referrals to other community-based resources and support services
Civilian Complaint Review Board
100 Church Street, 10th FloorNew York, New York 10007
800.341.2272
212.912.7235
website
Listing ID: 1543906281
The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is an independent agency. It is empowered to receive, investigate, mediate, hear, make findings, and recommend action on complaints against New York City police officers alleging the use of excessive or unnecessary force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, or the use of offensive language. The Board’s investigative staff, composed entirely of civilian employees, conducts investigations in an impartial fashion. The Board forwards its findings to the police commissioner.
Civilian Complaint Review Board
City of New York100 Church Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10007
Program Hours
Phone:
24/7
Online:
24/7
In-person:
Monday - Friday, 9:00a - 5:00p
311
Financial District, Manhattan
Program Summary
The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is an independent agency. It is empowered to receive, investigate, mediate, hear, make findings, and recommend action on complaints against New York City police officers alleging the use of excessive or unnecessary force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, or the use of offensive language. The Board’s investigative staff, composed entirely of civilian employees, conducts investigations in an impartial fashion. The Board forwards its findings to the police commissioner.
Program Details
Investigates, mediates, and makes recommended actions on on complaints against New York City police officers alleging the use of excessive or unnecessary force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, or the use of offensive language.
Program Requirements
None
Program Restrictions
None
Transportation
BUS: M55 to Church St/Vessy St or M22 to Broadway/Warren St or M9 to Park Row & Beekman St
SUBWAY: A,C,E trains to Chambers St or 2,3 trains to Park Place or R,W to City Hall Station
ADA Accessible
Yes, fully
The Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled (CIAD) is a non-profit, grassroots organization run by and for adult home and nursing home residents and resident councils. Established in 1973 to bring pride, purpose, and self-determination to residents of long-term care institutions, CIAD is dedicated to protecting the rights of residents and improving the quality of their life and care.
Program Summary
The Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center provides a vast range of services for New Yorkers.
Legal services provided in partnership with Legal Services of New York (LSNY).
Please also see our Case Management and Benefits Access and Housing Assistance sections for more services provided by this program.
Services Provided
Housing Law
Family Law
Employment Law
Requirements
Call to schedule an appointment. No walk-ins are accepted. (Virtual, and Phone appointments are available.
Restrictions
None
ADA Accessible
Yes, Fully
Transportation
BUS: M14A-SBS to Grand St/Pitt St or M22 to Madison St/Gouverneur St
SUBWAY: F Train to East Broadway
Disability Rights New York
725 Broadway, Suite 450Albany, New York 12207
518.432.7861 main
800.993.8982 toll-free
518.512.3448 TTY
518.427.6561 fax
website | email
New York City Office:25 Chapel Street, Suite 1005Brooklyn, New York 11201
Western New York State Office:44 Exchange Blvd, Suite 110Rochester, New York 14614
Listing ID:
DRNY is the Protection & Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program for persons with disabilities in New York State. DRNY advocates for the civil and legal rights for New Yorkers with disabilities.
Programs include:
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)Protection and Advocacy for Voter Access (PAVA)Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT)Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI)The Client Assistance Program (CAP)Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR)Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PADD)LawHelpNY.org, powered by Pro Bono Net, is an online tool for helping low-income New Yorkers solve their legal problems. Their mission is to provide and promote access to high-quality online information about free legal services throughout New York State and legal rights in a broad range of substantive areas.
They list advocacy groups, government offices, and social service organizations that help low-income New Yorkers.
Information is available in English, Spanish and other languages.
Focused on the greater New York metropolitan area, LeGaL is dedicated to improving the administration of the law, ensuring full equality for members of the LGBT community, promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal professionals, and serving the larger community.
The LGBT Bar provides several walk-in legal clinics. Click here for current clinic locations and hours.
Mobilization for Justice
Mobilization for Justice100 William Street, 6th FloorNew York, New York 10038
212.417.3700 main
212.417.3891 fax
website
Bronx Office:424 East 147th Street, 3rd FloorBronx, New York 10455212.417.3800
Listing ID: 1543931008
Program Details
- Eviction Prevention
- Foreclosure Legal Assistance
- Civil Legal Assistance
- Bankruptcy Legal Assistance
- Tax Legal Assistance
- Consumer Rights
- Employment Legal Assistance
- Kinship Care
- Bennifits Access Legal Assistance
- Legal Referrals
Requirements
- Proof of Income
Restrictions
- None