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Legal help

Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit

Verified

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.

NYCEnglish, Spanish

Legal help

ActionNYC Legal Screening

Verified

Connects New Yorkers to free, city-supported immigration legal screenings and referrals through trusted community sites and legal service providers.

CitywideEnglish, Spanish, Haitian Creole

Worker rights

Make the Road New York

Verified

Offers immigrant and working-class communities organizing support, legal and survival services, adult education, health access help, and worker rights advocacy.

Brooklyn, Queens, Staten IslandEnglish, Spanish

Know Your Rights

New York Immigration Coalition

Verified

Coordinates immigrant-serving organizations across New York and publishes policy, referral, civic engagement, and Know Your Rights resources for immigrant communities.

CitywideEnglish, Spanish

Legal help

Catholic Charities Community Services

Verified

Provides immigration legal services, case management, refugee support, and community services through Catholic Charities programs across New York.

Manhattan, BronxEnglish, Spanish

Community support

African Communities Together

Verified

Supports African immigrant communities with organizing, legal referrals, civic engagement, language access, and community navigation.

Bronx, HarlemEnglish, French, Arabic

Health and community

Mixteca Organization

Verified

Offers health education, community organizing, immigrant family support, adult education, and referral navigation for Latin American immigrant communities in Brooklyn.

BrooklynSpanish, Mixtec

Mental health

Safe Horizon Hotline

Verified

Operates a 24/7 hotline and support services for people affected by violence, abuse, trafficking, stalking, and other crises, with multilingual assistance available.

CitywideMultilingual

Medical care

NYC Health + Hospitals

Verified

New York City's public health system provides hospital, clinic, emergency, primary care, mental health, and language-access services across the city.

CitywideMultilingual

Shelter/housing

Coalition for the Homeless

Verified

Advocates for homeless New Yorkers and provides crisis services, shelter navigation, food, clothing, and direct support through outreach and drop-in programs.

CitywideEnglish, Spanish

Food

City Harvest Food Locator

Verified

Maintains a food locator and connects people to food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile markets across New York City.

CitywideEnglish, Spanish

Food

Food Bank for NYC

Verified

Provides food assistance, benefits navigation, tax support, and a citywide network of food pantries and community food programs.

CitywideEnglish, Spanish

Know Your Rights

Immigrant Defense Project

Verified

Provides legal education, policy advocacy, community defense strategies, and Know Your Rights materials focused on the intersection of immigration and criminal systems.

StatewideEnglish, Spanish

Legal help

UnLocal

Verified

Provides immigration legal representation, community education, and outreach for undocumented immigrants and immigrant families in New York.

ManhattanEnglish, Spanish

Education

Masa

Verified

Supports immigrant, Latino, and working-class families in the Bronx with education, family engagement, college access, and community programs.

BronxEnglish, Spanish

Family support

Queens Community House

Verified

Provides neighborhood-based social services, youth and family programs, older adult services, housing support, and immigrant community programming in Queens.

QueensMultilingual

Family support

Arab-American Family Support Center

Verified

Supports Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian, and immigrant families with case management, mental health, anti-violence, youth, and community services.

Brooklyn, QueensArabic, English

Community support

Haitian Americans United for Progress

Verified

Provides Haitian immigrant communities with education, youth development, immigration support referrals, civic engagement, and community services.

QueensHaitian Creole, English

Government services

NYC 311 Immigrant Affairs

Community reviewed

Connects New Yorkers to city services and information, including immigrant affairs resources, public benefits navigation, language access, and agency referrals.

CitywideMultilingual

Consulates

Consulate Coordination Desk

Pending review

Helps route community members to the appropriate consulate or diplomatic office based on nationality, document needs, and available public services.

CitywideVaries