Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) – HIV Legal Services
- Listed: May 23, 2020 9:40 am
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Description
Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) – HIV Legal Services
https://lac.org/
Who We Are
The Legal Action Center (LAC) performs impact litigation and provides legal services to HIV-positive people, persons with histories of alcohol and/or drug dependency, and persons with criminal records. LAC’s impact litigation focuses on issues involving discrimination, privacy and access to insurance coverage for health care.
Who We Serve
- Area(s): Albany County, Allegany County, Bronx County, Broome County, Cattaraugus County, Cayuga County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Chenango County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Cortland County, Delaware County, Dutchess County, Erie County, Essex County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Genesee County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Jefferson County, Kings (Brooklyn) County, Lewis County, Livingston County, Madison County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Nassau County, New York (Manhattan) County, New York City (all 5 NYC boroughs), Niagara County, Oneida County, Ontario County, Orange County, Orleans County, Oswego County, Otsego County, Putnam County, Queens County, Rensselaer County, Richmond (Staten Island) County, Rockland County, Saint Lawrence County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Schoharie County, Schuyler County, Seneca County, Steuben County, Suffolk County, Sullivan County, Tioga County, Tompkins County, Ulster County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Westchester County, Wyoming County, Yates County
- Language(s) Spoken
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- Spanish / Español
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: YES
- Eligibility Restrictions
- For help, you must be: HIV positive or the parent or partner of an HIV positive individual
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
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
Phone–
- Phone Number (212) 243-1313
- Hours
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- Monday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Documents
- Have all the documents related to the case on hand when you call.
- Information
- We currently cannot serve walk-ins.
LAC’s legal services assist HIV-positive people and their families with a variety of matters, such as HIV confidentiality and testing, discrimination based on HIV Status, criminal record, or alcoholic/drug history, government benefits, health care proxies, living wills. The Center also helps HIV+ individuals with criminal records get and clean up their rap sheets, get Certificates of Relief from Disabilities and Good Conduct, and learn how to overcome discriminatory barriers to jobs and housing.
General Contact Information
- Address Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) – HIV Legal Services
- Phone (212) 243-1313
- Toll Free 1-800-223-4044
- Fax (212) 675-0286
- Website https://lac.org/
- Email lacinfo@lac.org
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