Community Resources
There are organizations in your local community that may be able to help you with your legal problems. Information for some of those organizations is included on this page.
Community Resources
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Albany County Legal Hand Call-In Center
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What's There?
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
Bronx County Family Legal Care (formerly LIFT)
- Monday-Friday, 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
- Call the Family Legal Care helpline at (212) 343-1122
What's There?
Family Legal Care (formerly LIFT) has tables in the Family Court offering on-the-spot help to families. Also, gives help and information on the telephone hotline.
Call the Family Legal Care helpline at (212) 343-1122
Columbia County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What's There?
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
Fulton County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What's There?
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits.
Greene County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What's There?
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
Brooklyn County Family Legal Care (formerly LIFT)
What's There?
Family Legal Care (formerly LIFT) has tables in the Family Court offering on-the-spot help to families. Also, gives help and information on the telephone hotline. Located on the 6th Floor in the Petition Room waiting area.
Montgomery County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What's There?
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
Nassau County Legal Hand Call-In Center
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.
New York (Manhattan) County Family Legal Care (formerly LIFT)
What's There?
Family Legal Care has tables in the Family Court offering on-the-spot help to families. Also, gives help and information on the telephone hotline. Located in the lobby directly past the metal detectors.
Queens County Family Legal Care (formerly LIFT)
What's There?
Family Legal Care has tables in the Family Court offering on-the-spot help to families. Also, gives help and information on the telephone hotline. Located in the lobby, to the right of the Petition Room.
Rensselaer County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call or Text: (518) 400-5544
What's There?
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
Saratoga County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call or Text: (518) 400-5544
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.
Schenectady County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call or Text: (518) 400-5544
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.
Schoharie County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call or Text: (518) 400-5544
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.
Legal Hand Call-In Center : Nassau and Suffolk
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Call or Text: (631) 366-7096
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.
Warren County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call or Text: (518) 400-5544
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.
Washington County Legal Hand Call-In Center
Legal Hand volunteers provide free information, help and referrals for housing, family, estates, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer, and public benefits issues.
- Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call or Text: (518) 400-5544
What's There?
At Legal Hand, trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free information, assistance, and referrals to help people resolve issues that affect their lives in areas like housing, family, employment, immigration, domestic violence, consumer and public benefits issues and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. There are no eligibility requirements, and all are welcome.