Lawyers For Children, Inc.
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Description
Lawyers For Children, Inc.
http://www.lawyersforchildren.org/
Who We Are
Lawyers For Children (LFC) is a not-for-profit legal corporation dedicated to providing individual advocacy for children in foster care in New York City, and to promoting reform of New York’s foster care system. LFC offers legal representation and social work services to children in foster care, abuse, neglect, termination of parental rights, custody and adoption proceedings. This past year, we represented children and young adults in over 6,000 proceedings in New York City Family Court.
En Español: Abogados Para Niños (LFC) es una organización legal sin fines de lucro, dedicada a proveer la defensa de los niños en cuidado de crianza temporal en la ciudad de Nueva York, y promover la reforma del sistema de cuidado de crianza temporal en Nueva York. LFC ofrece representación legal y servicios de trabajo social a los niños en cuidado de crianza temporal, el abuso, el abandono, la terminación de patria potestad, custodia y adopción.
Who We Serve
- Area(s): Bronx County, Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York (Manhattan) County, Queens County, Richmond (Staten Island) County
- Language(s) Spoken
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- French / Français
- Spanish / Español
- Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
- As needed.
En Español: Según sea necesario.
- Income Guidelines
- None.
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: YES
- Eligibility Restrictions
- For help, you must be: under 21 years old
This program does not serve: a senior (60 years or older)
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Self-Help Materials
- Description of Services
- Social work advocacy.
En Español: Apoyo de un asistencia social.
- Emergency Instructions
- If you are, or know of a child who is the victim of abuse or neglect call the NYS Child Abuse Emergency Hotline at 800-342-3270.
If you need immediate protection, please call 911.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
Other–
- Information
- Lawyers for Children (LFC) is assigned by New York City Family Court Judges to represent children in foster care review, abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, custody, visitation, guardianship, adoption, family offense and paternity cases.
LFC will also accept referrals directly from young people under the age of 21 who are in the foster care system or who have questions about custody.
Phone–
- Phone Number 212-966-6420 or 800-244-2540
- Hours
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- Monday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Information
- Lawyers for Children takes calls directly from young people under the age of 21 who are in the foster care system or who have questions about custody.
General Contact Information
- Address Lawyers For Children, Inc.
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110 Lafayette Street (map)
Manhattan, NY 10013
- Phone (212) 966-6420
- Fax (212) 966-0531
- Website http://www.lawyersforchildren.org
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- Member Since: March 11, 2018
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