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Legal Services: The Welfare Unit

The Senior Citizen Law Project: This unit provides legal assistance to persons experiencing problems with public benefits programs administered by the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, including welfare (TANF and Safety Net), Medicaid, Food Stamps, Child Care Assistance, HEAP, emergency shelter for the homeless and other emergency assistance programs.

The unit is funded by a grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for Supportive Services for the Homeless, in part by a grant from NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance under their Supplemental Homelessness Intervention Program to prevent homelessness, and in part by general funds

The goal of the unit is to help clients obtain or maintain the basic necessities of life through these government programs.

Legal Services Adult Home Project Child Support Project Consumer Debt David Project Domestic Violence Project Disability Advocacy Project Foreclosure Prevention Homelessness and Housing Mental Health Law Project PAIR and PADD PLAN Project Senior Citizens Law Project Welfare Unit Services to Empower the Community Legal Support Center for Advocates Volunteer Lawyers Project and Pro Bono Project Community Help - Legal Referrals On Long Island Public Housing Authorities in Suffolk County