Where to Find Help
UPDATED October 7, 2011
Kayama
1404 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Phone: 800-932-8589
Web: http://www.kayama.org
Kayama is a not-for-profit organization for Jewish people that helps them obtain gitten (Jewish divorce). There is no charge for their services. They help people in all states, all countries.
LawHelp.org
Web: http://www.lawhelp.org/ny
Use this website to find organizations that provide free legal services for low and moderate-income people in New York.
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York Inc. - Farmworker Law Project
52 South Manheim Boulevard
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 800-804-8575
Web: http://www.lasmny.org/Programs/FarmWorkers.shtm
To qualify for this project, you must be a farmworker but you can live anywhere in NY State. The Farmworker Law Project provides legal assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers statewide. Farmworker Law Project staff travel to labor camps all across New York State, providing bilingual legal education materials and legal representation. Farmworker Law Project staff provide assistance to farmworkers and their families on important legal issues such as wage claims, workplace health and safety, substandard housing conditions, immigration matters and trafficking in persons.
New York Immigration Hotline
New York, NY
All boroughs County
Hotline: (800) 566-7636 or (212) 419-3737
A multilingual information and referral service. Calls are anonymous and conversations confidential. They are NOT affiliated with the Immigration and Naturalizations Service.
New York State Adult Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone: (800) 942-6906 (English)
Phone: (800) 942-6908 (Spanish)
New York State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Information Line
Phone: (800) 342-7472
New York State Child Abuse Hotline
Phone: (800) 342-3720
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
350 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: (518) 482-5465
Phone: (800) 942-6906 (English), (800) 942-6908 (Spanish)
Web: http://www.nyscadv.org
New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
28 Essex Street
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 482-4222
Web: http://www.nyscasa.org
Email: info@nyscasa.org
New York State Crime Victims Board
Phone: Main Office, Albany: 716-847-7992
Phone: New York City Office: (212) 417-5160, Buffalo Office: (716) 847-7992
Web: http://www.cvb.state.ny.us/home.aspx
Provides financial compensation to crime victims for certain expenses related to their victimization.
New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
80 Wolf Road, Suite 406
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: Phone: (518) 457-5800
Web: http://www.opdv.state.ny.us
New York State Senior Citizen Hotline
Phone: (800) 342-9871
1404 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Phone: 800-932-8589
Web: http://www.kayama.org
Kayama is a not-for-profit organization for Jewish people that helps them obtain gitten (Jewish divorce). There is no charge for their services. They help people in all states, all countries.
LawHelp.org
Web: http://www.lawhelp.org/ny
Use this website to find organizations that provide free legal services for low and moderate-income people in New York.
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York Inc. - Farmworker Law Project
52 South Manheim Boulevard
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 800-804-8575
Web: http://www.lasmny.org/Programs/FarmWorkers.shtm
To qualify for this project, you must be a farmworker but you can live anywhere in NY State. The Farmworker Law Project provides legal assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers statewide. Farmworker Law Project staff travel to labor camps all across New York State, providing bilingual legal education materials and legal representation. Farmworker Law Project staff provide assistance to farmworkers and their families on important legal issues such as wage claims, workplace health and safety, substandard housing conditions, immigration matters and trafficking in persons.
New York Immigration Hotline
New York, NY
All boroughs County
Hotline: (800) 566-7636 or (212) 419-3737
A multilingual information and referral service. Calls are anonymous and conversations confidential. They are NOT affiliated with the Immigration and Naturalizations Service.
New York State Adult Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone: (800) 942-6906 (English)
Phone: (800) 942-6908 (Spanish)
New York State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Information Line
Phone: (800) 342-7472
New York State Child Abuse Hotline
Phone: (800) 342-3720
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
350 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: (518) 482-5465
Phone: (800) 942-6906 (English), (800) 942-6908 (Spanish)
Web: http://www.nyscadv.org
New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
28 Essex Street
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 482-4222
Web: http://www.nyscasa.org
Email: info@nyscasa.org
New York State Crime Victims Board
Phone: Main Office, Albany: 716-847-7992
Phone: New York City Office: (212) 417-5160, Buffalo Office: (716) 847-7992
Web: http://www.cvb.state.ny.us/home.aspx
Provides financial compensation to crime victims for certain expenses related to their victimization.
New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
80 Wolf Road, Suite 406
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: Phone: (518) 457-5800
Web: http://www.opdv.state.ny.us
New York State Senior Citizen Hotline
Phone: (800) 342-9871