Taking Care of Your Health: Lessons from the Fordham Manor Health Event 2011
June 27, 2011 by LawHelpNY Intern · Leave a Comment
On Saturday, June 18th the interns of LawHelp/NY attended a health event at the Fordham Manor Reformed Church Health in the Bronx. The event included free testing and health screenings as well as informational tables and an opportunity to learn about the organizations in their area. Some of the organizations that were there were, Bronx-Lebanon [...]
LGBTQ Foster Parent Forum
June 23, 2011 by LawHelpNY Intern · Leave a Comment
This past Monday the staff of LawHelp/NY attended a Foster Parent Informational forum with a focus on LGBTQ youth. Those present included a number of LGBTQ affirming organizations that deal with the adopting process and/or becoming a foster parent, council member Daniel Dromm, and the commissioner for Children’s Services John B. Mattingly. The forum is [...]
COMMUNITY SEMINARS: What is Tenant Harassment
June 17, 2011 by WNegron @ LawHelp NY · 1 Comment
The New York State Courts Access to Justice Program is hosting a free one hour seminar this month on Tenant Harassment. Mr. Sateesh Nori Esq., Director of Housing Litigation at Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services, will be the guest speaker. The seminar will cover the Tenant Protection Act, the penalties associated with tenant harassment cases, [...]
New Treasury Rule Protects Consumers–Read On!
June 13, 2011 by LeahLawHelpNY · Leave a Comment
Two weeks ago the Treasury Department announced a new rule. Senior citizens with social security, veterans and disabled people with government benefits will no longer be victimized by creditors who freeze their bank accounts and drain their resources. Up to now, even though these kinds of federal benefits are legally protected from seizure, in reality a creditor [...]
Advantage Tenants: The City Must Pay Your Advantage Rent for Now
June 10, 2011 by ABiberman@LawHelp NY · 3 Comments
The March, New York City told 15,000 Advantage households that it would no longer pay Advantage rent subsidies. Legal Aid and Weil won court orders requiring the City to pay the Advantage rent due in April and May of 2011. On June 2, 2011, an appellate court ordered the City to pay June rent and [...]
Free financial counseling available for all new york city residents
June 2, 2011 by WNegron @ LawHelp NY · 3 Comments
For those who are new to our network, the City’s FREE Financial Empowerment Centers can help your clients take control of their debt, improve their credit, deal with debt collection, create a budget, open a bank account, and much more. One-on-one financial counseling is provided for FREE by professional counselors in person or by phone [...]
Make a note: Paper checks for federal benefits will be phased out by March 1, 2013!
June 2, 2011 by WNegron @ LawHelp NY · Leave a Comment
It’s more important than ever to help clients sign up for electronic payments and bank or credit union accounts. Please share the details below with all your staff. To share this information with clients and your community, you can order “Go Direct” campaign materials for free. Visit their web site to order materials http://www.godirect.org/partners/order-materials/. The [...]
