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What We Do

MFY Legal Services, Inc. provides free legal advice, counsel and representation to low-income New Yorkers on a wide range of civil legal issues, including housing, public benefits and entitlements, employment, mental health and adult home issues, consumer problems, and adoptions by foster care parents.

Practice Areas and Intake Schedule

PROGRAMPRACTICE AREAS WHO QUALIFIESHOW TO CONTACT US
Neighborhood
Preservation Project 		Landlord-Tenant; NYCHA Eviction Prevention Manhattan Residents:
Entire East Side; West Side south of 110th Street
Telephone Intake Hours:
Wednesdays & Fridays
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
212-417-3812
East Side SRO
Law Project 		Landlord-Tenant; Eviction Prevention Residents of SRO Hotels, Rooming and Lodging Houses-- Citywide, except West Side of Manhattan north of 14th Street Walk-In Intake Hours:
Thursdays
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
299 Broadway, NY, NY
Mental Health
Law Project 		Landlord-Tenant; Eviction Prevention; Public Benefits; Consumer; Civil & Disability Rights Consumers of Mental Health Services--
Citywide 		Telephone Intake Hours:
Monday-Friday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
212-417-3830
Adult Home
Advocacy
Project 		Eviction Prevention; Public Benefits; Civil & Disability Rights; Adult Home Resident Rights Residents of Adult Homes--Citywide Telephone Intake Hours:
Monday-Friday
10:00 pm - 5:00 pm
212-464-8110
Workplace
Justice
Project 		Unpaid Wages; Unpaid Wages; Unemployment Insurance; Health & Safety; FMLA, Discrimination; Re-Entry Issues; Domestic Violence
Low-Income Workers--Citywide
Telephone Intake Hours:
Monday & Tuesday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
212-417-3838
Kinship Caregiver
Law Project 		Legal Guardianship, Legal Custody, Public Benefits Advice & Counsel on Caregiver Rights Kinship Caregivers--Citywide Telephone Intake Hours:
Monday & Wednesday
10 am - 4 pm
212-417-3850
Manhattan
Legal Aid
for Seniors Project		 Eviction Prevention; Public Benefits; Medicare & Medicaid; Discrimination; Civil & Disability Rights; Elder Abuse Manhattan Residents Age 60 and older residing at or below 110th Street
(Above 110th St:
NMIC, 212-822-8300) 		Telephone Intake Hours:
Wednesdays
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
212-417-3880
Consumer Rights Project Harassment by debt collectors; lawsuits by credit card, cell, etc. Identity theft, student loans, fraud, purchasing schemes, access to financial services, credit report issues Low-income consumers—citywide Telephone Intake Hours:
Monday - Friday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
212-417-3881
Lower Manhattan Justice Project Housing, Employment, Consumer, Eledrlaw, 9/11 Health Issues Low- and moderate-income residents & workers in Manhattan south of Houston St. Telephone Intake Hours:
Wed. (English & Spanish)
Fri. (English & Chinese)
2:00-4:00 pm
212-417-3888
Foreclosure Prevention Project Foreclosure, Sub-prime & non-traditional mortgages, foreclosure rescue scams Homeowners in Queens and Staten Island Telephone Intake Hours:
Wednesdays
2:00-5:00 pm
212-417-3777



Other Resources
To find free legal services in other practice areas, go to www.lawhelp.org
or call MFY at 212-417-3700 for information and referral.

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