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Video: Hope Is a Lawyer by My Side
Our attorneys and paralegals spend months, sometimes years, working closely with individuals and families in crisis. We hear their stories and see their pain, but we also see the dignity, humor and hope that gives them the strength to fight, with their lawyers by their side, for justice and the chance of a better life.
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Summer Takeaways
The class of 2015 summer interns worked alongside staff members in a number of practice areas, developing their own skills while helping New Yorkers in need.
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NYLAG Advocacy Protects Social Security Benefits of Holocaust Survivors
Working with the Social Security Administration, NYLAG addresses a pattern of erroneous reductions in benefits received by poor and elderly Holocaust survivors.
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NYLAG’s New Class of Fellows Arrives
19 legal fellows join NYLAG, enhancing the Agency’s capacity for services while providing an opportunity for new attorneys to grow and deepen their commitment to public interest work.
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Unjust Cuts to Medicaid Home Care
NYLAG’s class action accuses New York State of failing to protect the rights of Medicaid recipients who receive home care services through managed care contractors.
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Dual Eligibles: Making Sure Their Voices are Heard
The elderly and poor have two sources of public health insurance coverage, but often do not receive the care they need.
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Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program Joins NYLAG
On April 1, NYLAG welcomed the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP), formerly part of Selfhelp Community Services, Inc., as the agency’s newest legal services division.
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NYLAG Receives Grant from the Leon Levy Foundation
We gratefully acknowledge the Leon Levy Foundation for its recent grant to NYLAG
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NYLAG Honored by New York City Council Members
The New York City Council proclaimed September 30th “New York Legal Assistance Group Appreciation Day,” and urged “all New Yorkers to recognize the New York Legal Assistance Group for its important work.”
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