Legal Services

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
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

Telephone Resources

Nassau County Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs helpline:
(516-227-8922)

Nassau Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(Elder Abuse Hotline):
(516) 542-0404

Nassau County Dept. of Social Services
General Information:
(516)227-8519
Medicaid Information:
(516) 227-8000

Nassau County Dept. of Consumer Affairs:
(516) 571-2600

Family & Children's Association Senior Financial Counseling:
(516) 485-3425
(516) 292-1300

Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA) (516) 572-0720

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Senior Citizens Project Legal Helpline
(516) 292-8088

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