POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney in Consumer Debt Law Project

POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney in Consumer Debt Law Project

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Housing Insecurity Prevention Assistance Programs Open

Housing Insecurity Prevention Assistance Programs Open

Nassau County Down Payment Assistance Program Open Until June 18th, 2025. The Nassau County HOME Down Payment Assistance Program will...
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Avoid Home Loan Modification and Mortgage Scams

Avoid Home Loan Modification and Mortgage Scams

Loan modification and other mortgage scams are everywhere. Scam artists prey on unsuspecting homeowners who are facing the pressures of...
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Cooling Assistance Benefit Now Open

Cooling Assistance Benefit Now Open

As of April 15, 2025, New Yorkers can apply for the cooling assistance benefit. The cooling assistance benefit allows for...
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Plan in Advance for Summer Food Security

Plan in Advance for Summer Food Security

Summer EBT is a good benefit program that helps low-income families with school-age children buy groceries during the summer when...
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April 2025 – Michele McQuillan, Esq.

April 2025 – Michele McQuillan, Esq.

Michele McQuillan graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Government and earned her J.D. from New York...
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POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney- ICAN Unit

POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney- ICAN Unit

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Housing Insecurity Prevention Assistance Programs Open

Housing Insecurity Prevention Assistance Programs Open

Suffolk County Down Payment Assistance Program Open until April 1, 2025. The Suffolk County HOME Consortium down payment assistance funds...
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New York Immigrant Services Law

New York Immigrant Services Law

The New York Immigrant Services Law mandates important requirements for immigrant assistance service providers, or non-attorneys who offer limited immigration...
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New York’s Language Access Policies

New York’s Language Access Policies

Under New York's language access law, all State agencies that interact with the public must provide interpretation services in any...
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New York State Child Support Services

New York State Child Support Services

A child support petition can be filed by either the person caring for the child, the Department of Social Services,...
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Help For Homeowners Clinic

Help For Homeowners Clinic

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QUICK CONSUMER DEBT RESOURCE GUIDE (updated 3/13/2025)

QUICK CONSUMER DEBT RESOURCE GUIDE (updated 3/13/2025)

Quick Consumer Debt Resource Guide Updated 03/13/25
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Housing Insecurity Prevention Assistance Programs Open

Housing Insecurity Prevention Assistance Programs Open

Town of Babylon's Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program opened on December 18th, 2023. This program is for extremely low-income households who...
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Important changes to replacement for stolen SNAP and Temporary Assistance (TA) benefits

Important changes to replacement for stolen SNAP and Temporary Assistance (TA) benefits

Federal authorization to replace stolen SNAP benefits ended on December 20, 2024. Local social services districts are not allowed to...
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The 2024-25 Regular HEAP benefit reopened on January 25, 2025

The 2024-25 Regular HEAP benefit reopened on January 25, 2025

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help eligible New Yorkers heat and cool their homes. If you are eligible,...
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Advocates working with older adults should be aware of two important enrollment periods with a March 31 deadline

Advocates working with older adults should be aware of two important enrollment periods with a March 31 deadline

The Medicare General Enrollment Period (GEP) runs from January 1-March 31. Individuals who wish to enroll in Medicare Part A...
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PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES MUST NOW COVER DYSLEXIA TESTING IN NEW YORK

PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES MUST NOW COVER DYSLEXIA TESTING IN NEW YORK

On December 1, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act into law. This law, the first of...
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Deed Theft and Foreclosure Prevention Educational Panel and Resource Fair

Deed Theft and Foreclosure Prevention Educational Panel and Resource Fair

 
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17-A Guardianships in New York

17-A Guardianships in New York

17-A Guardianships in New York In New York State, when a person turns 18 years old, they are assumed to...
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