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对于那些依赖政府福利来获得食物，保健和住房的人来说，福利的破坏可能是灾难性的。
SNAP（食品券），Medicaid，Medicare，残障补助金和社会保障等公共福利由复杂的政府系统管理。许多有资格获得福利的人不知道他们有资格或如何申请。福利申请通常会被错误地拒绝，因此需要提倡。
这些好处是许多生活贫困的个人和家庭（退伍军人，老年人，残疾人，儿童以及许多其他人）的生命线，他们赖以生存。
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我们的律师帮助客户浏览复杂的法律和行政官僚体系，以获取他们应得的关键服务。 NYLAG的律师可以通过以下方式提供帮助：
- 提倡老年人的家庭护理，使他们能够安全地在家中生活
- 导航无家可归者的庇护所
- 确保残疾人获得利益
- 建立退伍军人的经济稳定
- 与移民合作，确保获得医疗保健，食物和住房
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Bill to Require Mental Health Staff at Family Shelters Spurs Worry Over ‘Unintended Effects’
NYLAG’s Deborah Berkman spoke with City Limits about a new bill that would require New York City to provide mental health services on-site at all homeless shelters that serve families with children.
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 shelter intake centers and systems, and better accommodations for residents with disabilities.
N.Y.C.’s Social Services Chief Said to Face Inquiry Over Shelter Failure
New York City’s social services commissioner is being investigated over his handling of cases where homeless families had to stay overnight at a Bronx intake office while applying for shelter in July 2022. In a testimony to the City Council cited in this piece, a lawyer for NYLAG shared the experiences of two of her clients who stayed overnight at the office.
The work of NYLAG’s Public Benefits Unit is partially funded by Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference).
