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Legal help
Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit
Provides immigration law support through a long-running nonprofit legal services practice, including representation and advice for low-income New Yorkers facing immigration-related legal issues.
Legal help
ActionNYC Legal Screening
Connects New Yorkers to free, city-supported immigration legal screenings and referrals through trusted community sites and legal service providers.
Worker rights
Make the Road New York
Offers immigrant and working-class communities organizing support, legal and survival services, adult education, health access help, and worker rights advocacy.
Know Your Rights
New York Immigration Coalition
Coordinates immigrant-serving organizations across New York and publishes policy, referral, civic engagement, and Know Your Rights resources for immigrant communities.
Legal help
Catholic Charities Community Services
Provides immigration legal services, case management, refugee support, and community services through Catholic Charities programs across New York.
Community support
African Communities Together
Supports African immigrant communities with organizing, legal referrals, civic engagement, language access, and community navigation.
Health and community
Mixteca Organization
Offers health education, community organizing, immigrant family support, adult education, and referral navigation for Latin American immigrant communities in Brooklyn.
Mental health
Safe Horizon Hotline
Operates a 24/7 hotline and support services for people affected by violence, abuse, trafficking, stalking, and other crises, with multilingual assistance available.
Medical care
NYC Health + Hospitals
New York City's public health system provides hospital, clinic, emergency, primary care, mental health, and language-access services across the city.
Shelter/housing
Coalition for the Homeless
Advocates for homeless New Yorkers and provides crisis services, shelter navigation, food, clothing, and direct support through outreach and drop-in programs.
Food
City Harvest Food Locator
Maintains a food locator and connects people to food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile markets across New York City.
Food
Food Bank for NYC
Provides food assistance, benefits navigation, tax support, and a citywide network of food pantries and community food programs.
Know Your Rights
Immigrant Defense Project
Provides legal education, policy advocacy, community defense strategies, and Know Your Rights materials focused on the intersection of immigration and criminal systems.
Legal help
UnLocal
Provides immigration legal representation, community education, and outreach for undocumented immigrants and immigrant families in New York.
Education
Masa
Supports immigrant, Latino, and working-class families in the Bronx with education, family engagement, college access, and community programs.
Family support
Queens Community House
Provides neighborhood-based social services, youth and family programs, older adult services, housing support, and immigrant community programming in Queens.
Family support
Arab-American Family Support Center
Supports Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian, and immigrant families with case management, mental health, anti-violence, youth, and community services.
Community support
Haitian Americans United for Progress
Provides Haitian immigrant communities with education, youth development, immigration support referrals, civic engagement, and community services.
Government services
NYC 311 Immigrant Affairs
Connects New Yorkers to city services and information, including immigrant affairs resources, public benefits navigation, language access, and agency referrals.
Consulates
Consulate Coordination Desk
Helps route community members to the appropriate consulate or diplomatic office based on nationality, document needs, and available public services.