AIDS / HIV
ACLU LGBT Rights Project – Transgender & AIDS Project
BOOM!Health (formerly Bronx AIDS Services, Inc.)
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)
Housing Works (multiple services below)
Organizations & Services in NYC
We've put together a list of organizations serving New York City's five boroughs, including resources for the LGBT community.
Consumer Debt / Bankruptcy
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services – Consumer Credit, Foreclosure Prevention
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A – Consumer & Economic Advocacy
Brooklyn Housing & Family Services – Foreclosure Prevention
CAMBA – Legal Services (Consumer Law, Foreclosure Prevention)
Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO)
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Program
MFY Legal Services – Consumer Rights, Foreclosure Prevention
New York City Bankruptcy Assistance Project (NYC BAP)
New York City Civil Court Help Center – Volunteer Lawyers Project
Discrimination
Center for Constitutional Rights
Make the Road New York – Expanding Civil Rights
New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)
New York City Human Rights Commission
Domestic Violence
Brooklyn Defender Services – Family Defense
Housing Conservation Coordinators – Legal Services (Domestic Violence)
Legal Aid Society – Family/DV Practice
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Family Law & Domestic Violence
New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP)
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
NYLAG – LGBT Law Project, Matrimonial & Family Law
Employment
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Unit
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Employment Law & Workers' Rights
Make the Road New York – Workplace Justice
MFY Legal Services – Workplace Justice
National Employment Lawyers Association Referral Service (NELA)/NY
National Labor Relations Board
New York City Human Rights Commission
New York State Department of Labor
Family Law / Matrimonial
Brooklyn Defender Services – Family Defense Practice
CAMBA – Family Support, Legal Services (Domestic Violence Services)
Center for Family Representation
The Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush
Housing Works – Family Based Services (FBS), Legal Support
Legal Aid Society – Family/DV Practice
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Family Law & Domestic Violence
General Legal Services & Referrals
*see LeGaL's Lawyer Referral Network
Center for Constitutional Rights
City Bar Attorney Referral Service
City Bar Justice Center Legal Hotline
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations below)
- Bronx Legal Services
- Brooklyn Legal Services
- Manhattan Legal Services
- Queens Legal Services
- Staten Island Legal Services
LGBT Legal Clinics in NYC (by: New York Anti-Violence Project)
Mobile Legal Help Center (by: New York Legal Assistance Group) A great resource for those who have difficulty traveling
New York City Civil Court Help Center
New York Civil Liberties Union
New York Law Collective/Just Info Hotline
New York Lawyers for Public Interest (NYLPI)
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) (for areas outside NYC)
Housing
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services – Landlord-Tenant Matters
Brooklyn Housing & Family Services – Free Tenants’ Rights Walk-In Clinic
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A – Preserving Affordable Housing
CAMBA – Housing, Legal Services (Foreclosure, Housing)
The CBJC Foreclosure Prevention Project – Foreclosure Prevention and Home Ownership
Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO)
Community Voices Heard – Affordable Housing
The Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush
Division of Housing & Community Renewal
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – Rental Scams (contact hotline 1-877-FTC-HELP)
Housing Conservation Coordinators
Housing Works – Housing Resources
Legal Aid Society – Housing Practice
Make the Road New York – Improving Housing
MFY Legal Services – Housing Programs (multiple services)
NYLAG – LGBT Project, Tenants’ Rights, Foreclosure Prevention
Shelter and Related Services
Ali Forney Center – Homeless LGBTQ Youth
ASCNYC – Meal Program, Clothing Bank (Clothing donations accepted)
The Bowery Mission – Homeless Shelter
CAMBA – Homeless Shelters, Homelessness Prevention
The Door – Runaway & Homeless Youth
Food Bank for New York City – Food Program Locator, Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry
Make the Road New York – Fighting off Hunger & Homelessness
New York City Department of Homeless Services – Applying for Temporary Housing Assistance
Picture the Homeless - Grassroots organization founded and led by homeless people. Conduct impact litigation and produce helpful resources.
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine – Meal Services
Safe Horizon (multiple services below)
Saint John’s Bread & Life – Meal Programs, Multiple Services
Immigration
American-Italian Coalition of Organizations
Arab American Association of New York
Arab-American Family Support Center
Asian American Legal Defense Fund
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services – Immigration Assistance
CAMBA – Immigration Legal Services
CAAAV – Services for low-income Asian immigrants and refugees
Central American Legal Assistance
The Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush
Housing Conservation Coordinators – Legal Services (Immigration Issues)
Immigrant Assistance Services in New York (by: New York State Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force)
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Immigration and Immigrants' Rights
Make the Road New York – Legal & Support Services (Family & Youth Immigration)
New York County District Attorney's Office – Immigration Affairs Unit (Immigration Fraud)
No More Fear Foundation – Asylum
Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights
NYLAG – LGBT Law Project, Immigrant Protection
Saint John’s Bread & Life – Legal & Immigration Services
Sanctuary For Families – The Immigration Intervention Project (IIP)
Shorefront Jewish Community Council – Immigration Resettlement
United States Dept. of Labor – Find Work Opportunities
Mental Health and Health Care
Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Wellness - Lighthouse (LGBTQ affirming professionals in your neighborhood)
Ackerman Institute for the Family – Gender & Family Project
ASCNYC – Mental Health Services (in partnership with Institute for Family Health)
The Center – Counseling (CARE)
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) – Mental Health Services
Housing Works – Behavioral Health
MFY Legal Services – Mental Health Law Project, Services for Children with Mental Illness
Military
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Veterans Justice Project
Name Changes / I.D.
The CBJC LGBT Advocacy Project – Name Changes and General LGBT services
NYC Civil Court – Name Changes
Saint John’s Bread & Life – Project Identity
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) – Name Changes
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. (TLDEF) – The Name Change Project
Police Abuse
Civilian Complaint Review Board (NYC)
New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) – Report Violence
New York Law Collective/Just Info Hotline
Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP)
Streetwise and Safe – Police Abuse against LGBTQ Youth of Color
Criminal / Prisoners
Black & Pink – LGBTQ Prisoner Advocacy
Center for Constitutional Rights
Legal Action Center – Criminal Justice
Legal Aid Society – Criminal Defense Practice, Parole Revocation Defense, Prisoners Rights Project
Public Benefits
Community Health Advocates program at CSSNY
The Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush
Housing Conservation Coordinators – Legal Services (Public Benefits Issues)
Housing Works – Legal Support (Access to Public Assistance)
Legal Aid Society (multiple services below)
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Government Benefits
Make the Road New York – Promoting Health
NYLAG – LGBT Law Project, Benefits Unit
Saint John’s Bread & Life – Benefit Acquisition, SNAP (Food Stamps) Services
Shorefront Jewish Community Council – Computerized Benefits Check-Up Program
Seniors
The Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush
Housing Conservation Coordinators – Legal Services (Elder Law)
Legal Aid Society – Brooklyn Office for the Aging, Elder Law
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Elder Law
MFY Legal Services – Senior Rights, Kinship Caregiver Rights, Nursing Home Residents Project
NYLAG – LGBT Law Project, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources for Seniors
Taxes / IRS
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services – IRS Taxpayer Assistance, Elderly Tax Credit
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A – Low Income Tax Payer Clinic
Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO)
Housing Conservation Coordinators – Tax Clinic (February–April)
Legal Aid Society – Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
Legal Services NYC (multiple locations) – Taxpayer Assistance
Transgender
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP)
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. (TLDEF)
Trans Voices: Trans Women Support Group
Wills, Trusts, & Estates
Housing Conservation Coordinators – Legal Services (End of life directives)
Youth
* see also our LGBT Youth Resource Guide
ACLU – LGBT Rights Project–LGBT Youth
Coalition for the Homeless – Youth Homelessness
Housing Works – Youth Services
Lawyers for Children – LGBTQ Youth Project
Make the Road New York – Youth Power Project
Safe Horizon – Youth Homelessness
Sanctuary For Families – Children & Youth Services
Streetwise and Safe – Police Abuse against LGBTQ Youth of Color
Urban Justice Center – Peter Cicchino Youth Project
Cultural Organizations for the LGBT Community
Muslims for Progressive Values
Business
Lawyers Alliance for New York – Nonprofit Legal Assistance
Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York
NYU Business Law Transactions Clinic
City Bar Justice Center – Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (Intake at 212-382-6633)
LGBT Community Centers
The LGBT Community Center (The Center)
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Bronx LGBTQ Community Services Center
Disability
Disability and Civil Rights Clinic (by: Brooklyn Law School) Also available in Spanish