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NYLAG Files Suit Against Illegal Termination of Home Care

A new impact litigation case challenges that Certified Home Health agencies illegally terminated care for hundreds of low-income elderly patients.
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Keeping New Yorkers in Their Homes

The Foreclosure Prevention Project offers legal services and financial counseling to low-income clients who have been hard hit by the economy.
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Project Safe & Secure Supports Domestic Violence Victims

A grant from the Avon Foundation for Women creates a program that helps victims of domestic violence achieve independence from their abusers.
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NYLAG Stars in PBS Documentary with Sam Waterston

An episode of the award-winning series “The Visionaries” tells the stories of three clients whose lives were saved by the advocacy of NYLAG attorneys.
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