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Your tax-deductible donation helps us make the voices of all New Yorkers heard. Here’s some of what your support helped us achieve last year.
Individual legal matters handled.
Hours of pro bono work by 2,737 legal volunteers.
Helpline calls answered for a range of legal issues.
Volunteers increase the volume, scope and impact of The Legal Aid Society’s work on behalf of clients throughout New York City. Annually, over 4,000 volunteers are provided with training, supervision, and mentorship, allowing them to deliver life-changing legal assistance to thousands of clients.
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Our Pro Bono work is more important that ever.
The Legal Aid Society is calling on lawmakers in Albany to create a long-term solution to our housing crisis via a Housing Access Voucher program.
The Legal Aid Society is asking lawmakers to make New York more just for young people by prioritizing critical legislation.
Mass incarceration has a devastating impact on families and communities and the negative effects continue after time is served.
The Legal Aid Society is calling on lawmakers to pass the Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety (GIRDS) Act.