On Monday, March 4, 2024, NYLAG’s President & CEO Lisa Rivera testified before the New York City Council Committee on Finance’s hearing on the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
NYLAG’s submitted testimony illustrates the need for increased funding for legal and social services in FY 2025 so that nonprofits can meet the ever-increasing needs in the communities we serve, namely in the area of housing, access to benefits, shelter advocacy, and immigration: