Legal Services NYC
1 West 125th Street, 2nd Floor New York NY 10027
The LSNYC Veterans Justice Project (VJP) provides comprehensive civil legal services to low-income military veterans, service members and their families. The VJP is designed to help veterans achieve greater housing and financial stability and connect veterans with social and mental health services in the City. The VJP works holistically to protect veterans and their family members from homelessness, resolve barriers to employment, preserve economic stability, and remedy many other problems that derail veterans’ successful reintegration into civilian life.
Counties Served: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
16 W. William Street, Bath NY 14810
Provides possible representation to low-income veterans on issues such as, Veteran Claims, Social Security Claims, Landlord/Tenant Issues, Pro Se Divorces, Foreclosure, Name Changes, Fair Housing, Consumer Debt, and Re-Entry.
Counties Served: Steuben, Allegany
Nassau Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc.
1 Helen Keller Way, 5th Floor, Hempstead NY 11550
Nassau Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc. provides free civil legal services and legal support to community advocates to ensure that low income, disabled, and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island. Veteran callers can ask for the
Veterans Rights Project Telephone numbers: (516) 292-8100 (Nassau) and (631) 2322400 (Suffolk)
Counties Served: Nassau, Suffolk
New York Legal Assistance Group
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York NY 10004
Free civil legal services for veterans who are patients of the Bronx and Manhattan VA Hospitals. Legal matters include Veterans’ benefits, Social Security benefits, discharge upgrades, housing, family law, advance directives (powers of attorneys, wills), and federal student loan discharges. Specialized legal clinic for women veterans. Level of service ranges from advice and counsel to full representation. Intake Line: 212-659-6199
Counties Served: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
Prisoners’ Legal Services of NY
114 Prospect Street, Ithaca NY 14850
Advocacy for incarcerated female veterans around health care, mental health, and prison disciplinary issues.
Counties Served: All