Our Housing Justice units work to promote housing stability and prevent homelessness among the city’s most vulnerable families and individuals. We take a holistic approach: defending individuals and families facing evictions in housing court; enforcing...

The LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Unit seeks to create, support, and sustain affirming and safer spaces, practices and policies for LGBTQ+ clients within the organization and throughout New York City and New York State. Unit...

The Juvenile Rights Practice Appeals Unit handles all appeals concerning our JRP clients. Most appeals arise from child protective and delinquency cases, but we also frequently handle cases involving visitation and guardianship matters. Our Appeals...

Our five trial offices represent 90% of children and youth in New York City’s Family Courts. Inter-disciplinary teams of attorneys, social workers, and other professionals deliver a client-driven model of advocacy in neglect, abuse, juvenile...

The Prisoners’ Rights Project is a leading advocate of humane and constitutional conditions in the New York City jails and State prisons. The Project seeks to dismantle the oppression and racism of the carceral system...

The Juvenile Rights Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit (SLLRU) addresses systemic issues affecting children in the child welfare and juvenile legal systems through impact litigation in State and federal courts, as well as policy...

The knowledgeable and experienced members of the Special Litigation Unit develop ground-breaking impact litigation and innovative policy initiatives, build coalitions with other community organizations and leaders, engage in public education and media advocacy, and collaborate...

The Law Reform Unit builds upon the needs of individual clients to effect systemic changes through litigation and advocacy that benefit large numbers of clients with similar legal problems. Through class actions and other affirmative...

The Legal Aid Society’s Foreclosure Prevention and Home Equity Preservation Project assists homeowners in Bronx and Queens who are struggling to maintain homeownership or who are facing foreclosure. Our free legal services are available to...

The Homeless Rights Project (HRP) protects and enforces the rights of homeless families and individuals in New York City. We represent groups and individuals who come to us through our toll-free helpline, referrals, and our...