Where your story becomes our shared fight for justice.
NYLAG fights for fair and equal access to justice
We provide free legal services, financial counseling, and engage in policy advocacy to help people experiencing poverty. Our clients strive to build better lives for themselves, families, and communities. We are proud to join them in their fight for justice.
Our Focus Areas
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Free NY COVID-19 Legal Resource Hotline
Impacted by COVID-19? NYLAG’s new hotline can help with your legal issues for free.
Latest Info and Resources on Coronavirus
During this crisis, NYLAG is here for you. We compiled resources on policy changes, new court procedures, and practice area updates. We also provide ways to contact us for help.
#RethinkCredibility So Domestic Violence Survivors Get Justice
#RethinkCredibility. A campaign to rethink how the legal system assesses the credibility of a domestic violence survivor’s story.
Our Impact
90,800
people impacted by our services last year
150+
community sites across NYC where we offer services
7,600
housing & foreclosure cases resulted in thousands of people keeping their homes
18,500
immigration cases handled last year, from asylum claims to deportation defense
Your Support Helps
Immigrant Parents
Veterans & Their Families
Cancer Survivors
Children with Disabilities
Help us provide free legal services to children and adults in need of a lawyer.
More News
#RethinkCredibility. Domestic Violence Survivors Deserve Better
NYLAG has launched the #RethinkCredibility campaign to highlight why the legal system’s failure to understand the intersections of racism, poverty, and trauma often results in a denial of justice for domestic violence survivors. And what we can do change it.
NYLAG Testifies In Support of Reliable Internet Access In Homeless Shelters
NYLAG’s Deborah Berkman testifies before New York City Council Committee on Technology and the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises.
Surviving domestic violence: WWE’s Mia Yim is incredible and credible
WWE’s Mia Yim speaks about her past, her message for survivors, and NYLAG’s #RethinkCredibility campaign.
