Provides free civil legal services for individuals who are HIV positive or who have an HIV positive family member, including but not limited to: end of life planning, care and custody planning, unemployment, social security, public benefits, child support, custody, visitation, family offenses, divorce, discrimination, bankruptcy, housing problems, and name change.

Offers debt relief programs to help consumers establish a solid financial future by eliminating their current challenges on favorable terms. Also focuses on preventing financial issues and helping individuals develop strong core competencies in personal finance. Services include free credit counseling, debt management, financial workshops and webinars, student loan counseling, and bankruptcy certificate services.

Assists and advises debtors in representing themselves in court and filing all the necessary court paperwork related to debt. Program can help people who may have collections issues, wage garnishments, frozen bank accounts, debt court cases or judgments related to credit card debts, medical debts, student loans, car loans, utilities collections, lines of credit, charge accounts, and foreclosures.

Provides civil legal services for mental health consumers, including assistance related to: - SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY/SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI): Appeal of benefit denial, Initial SSD/SSI applications, Continuing Disability Review (CDR/Cessations), and Overpayments - PUBLIC BENEFITS: Appeal of benefit denial, termination or suspension of: Temporary Assistance, Food Stamps (SNAP), and Medicaid (MA) - HOUSING LAW: Landlord/Tenant Disputes and Tenant’s Rights, Evictions (Advice & Counsel), and Section 8 Informal Hearings - FAMILY LAW: Uncontested Divorces, Contested Divorces (disputes other than custody or child support) on a case by case basis, Child Support, and Custody/Visitation - CONSUMER LAW: Bankruptcy advisement (Chapter 7), Formal complaints to Attorney General, Creditor Harassment, and Student Loan Discharge advisement (TPD-based on disability) - ADVANCE DIRECTIVES: Power of Attorney, Other/related advanced directives (limited basis)

Focuses on helping individuals gain assets and become self-sufficient, improving the health and safety and energy efficiency measures in their home, and helping to develop and improve local businesses. Directly offers opportunities for home ownership and education, energy conservation through weatherization assessment, and renovation services. Also offers financial services such as budgeting along with homeownership, credit, bankruptcy, and foreclosure counseling.

A pro se clinic in which attorneys and paralegals assist clients with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. The clinic's goal is to help in the preparation of the bankruptcy petition to ready clients to represent themselves in front of the bankruptcy court.

* Provides a free consultation with a bankruptcy lawyer to discuss options for debt relief under bankruptcy protection. * Determines if bankruptcy will provide a fresh start to eliminate debts, stop foreclosure, or find relief from medical debts and credit card debt.

Assists with consumer legal issues including bankruptcy, frozen bank accounts, debt problems, student loans, ID theft, car problems, and utility shutoffs.

* Provides a free consultation with a bankruptcy lawyer to discuss options for debt relief under bankruptcy protection.

* Determines if bankruptcy will provide a fresh start to eliminate debts, stop foreclosure, or find relief from medical debts and credit card debt.

* Offers consumer education and counseling for money and debt management. Debt management and consolidation Bankruptcy counseling Budget and credit counseling Financial education Foreclosure prevention counseling Reverse mortgage counseling Mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling First-time homebuyer counselingRental counseling* Offer assistance to help low-to moderate-income clients qualify for affordable car loans with local lending partners through, Driven2Success program.

Provides credit/debt, budget, and housing counseling free of charge to consumers throughout New York. Counselors can help an individual with: Understanding their financial situation and goals Explaining debt management options Offering recommendations for how to get out of debt Developing a personalized action plan

Provides supports and raising awareness for community families through one-on-one advocacy, and support, goal setting, budget development and individual attention as well as larger community presentations, increased access to services, and referrals to appropriate community resources.

Families can speak with an actual attorney to determine if bankruptcy would allow them a fresh start.

Provides a full budget analysis, alternatives to bankruptcy, and suggestions that may help with current financial situation. Gives a complete overview of the bankruptcy process including advantages and disadvantages for filing bankruptcy. Upon completion of the course, a certificate is provided which is required in order to file for bankruptcy.

Provides the legally required Bankruptcy Counseling and issuing of the certificate needed prior to filing for bankruptcy.

Provides a full budget analysis, alternatives to bankruptcy, and suggestions that may help with current financial situation. Gives a complete overview of the bankruptcy process including advantages and disadvantages for filing bankruptcy. Upon completion of the course, a certificate is provided which is required in order to file for bankruptcy.

Focuses on developing sound money management techniques, gaining financial literacy skills and re-establishing credit after bankruptcy. A Certificate of Completion for this two-hour course is required for bankruptcy discharge.

Provides the legally required Bankruptcy Counseling and issuing of the certificate needed prior to filing for bankruptcy.

Provides civil legal services regarding housing issues, consumer problems, income security/benefits, and language access.

* Provides financial education, counseling services and debt relief to consumers.

The Debt Management Program (DMP) gives participants a personalized, structured, repayment plan to address each creditors requirements. Unlike a bankruptcy or debt settlement, clients repay 100% of the original debt over several years.

The consumer will be asked to provide information about income, household expenses and debts so a full budget analysis can be made. Alternatives to bankruptcy will be explained along with any options that may help the financial situation. A complete overview of the bankruptcy process including advantages and disadvantages of bankruptcy will be provided. Clients that complete this counseling will be issued a certificate which is required for filing a bankruptcy.

Families suffering under the burden of debt can speak with a real attorney at no charge, to determine if bankruptcy would allow them a fresh start. Also, those falling behind on mortgage payments may discuss how a chapter 13 bankruptcy can stop foreclosure and save the family home.

Will represent debtors in Chapter 13 Proceedings, in which debtors arrange a multi-year payment plan to pay outstanding debts and avoid liquidation. Representation is provided by upper-level law students, working under the close supervision of experienced lawyers who are clinical professors. There is no charge for clinic representation. However, the clinics have limited resources and cannot take every case, no matter how deserving. Clinic staff members meet with potential clients by appointment only. Please do not visit the Law Center unless you have first contacted the Office of Clinical Programs at 631-761-7080 to see if you are eligible. Call for more information.