Testimony: NYC Nonprofits Desperately Need Functional Contracting and Payment Processes
Delays in the City's procurement and payment process impact NYLAG's ability to engage with communities in need, compensate staff, and maintain the fiscal stability we ...
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Testimony: Examining the City’s Response and Delivery of Services to Migrants
The legal needs of migrants are expanding and cannot be met by attorneys alone. NYLAG’s Jodi Ziesemer spoke before the NYC Council Committee on the ...
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Testimony: Processing Delays Threaten Families Who Rely on Public Benefits
NYLAG’s Abby Biberman testified to the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare about issues with the timeliness of public benefits processing by the ...
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Testimony: Understanding Financial Abuse as a Form of Intimate Partner Violence
NYLAG’ Senior Supervising Attorney Tuozhi Lorna Zhen testified before the New York City Council Committee on Women and Gender Equity and the Committee on Civil ...
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Testimony: Student Debt is a Barrier to Generational Wealth
Higher education should be an investment in future financial stability, but for many, student debt is often an obstacle to building wealth. NYLAG’s Shanna Tallarico ...
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Testimony: The Impact of Deed Theft and Real Estate Scams
NYLAG Supervising Attorney Noelle Eberts testified to the New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction & Community Development about the prevalence and impact of ...
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Testimony: Recently-Arrived Migrants and Asylum-Seekers Need Stronger Resources and Services
Amidst a recent influx, migrants and asylum-seekers are suffering because New York’s legal and shelter system are unprepared to serve them. NYLAG’s Jodi Ziesemer testified ...
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Testimony: NYC’s Shelters Need Stronger Services, Reporting, and Accommodations for Clients
NYLAG's Deborah Berkman testified to the NYC Council Committee on General Welfare advocating for an advisory board on accessibility within shelters, needed improvements to NYC’s ...
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Testimony: Asylum-Seeking Families Need More Humane Intake and Sheltering Services
NYLAG's Deborah Berkman testifies to the Committee on General Welfare on longstanding shelter intake issues and the recent increase in asylum seekers in New York ...
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Black Women Equal Pay Day 2021
If you are a Black women, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is an acknowledgment of the unique challenges that you face in the job market. ...
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