Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens (Part of Jewish Association for Services for the Aged – JASA)

Who We Are

Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens provides civil legal services to needy residents of Queens 60 and older. Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens provides legal representation and consultation on a wide variety of legal problems of critical importance to older people. The most common legal problems of their clients are those concerning: tenants & housing, SSI & Social Security, Medicaid & Medicare, Food Stamps, utilities & consumer issues such as foreclosure, elder abuse, predatory lending and debt collection.

How to Get Help

At this time we are offering remote services. Please contact us during our regular hours of Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. via one of the following:

• Our hotline at (212) 273-5272
• General number via (718) 286-1500
• Email to: help@jasa.org.

Please have all documents related to the case on hand when you call.

Who We Serve

Area(s): Queens County

Additional Service Area Info

Seniors in Brooklyn and Manhattan (59th Street and below) are served in elder abuse and financial exploitation cases including deed theft.

Language(s) Spoken

• Creole / Kreyòl
• French / Français
• Russian / Pусский
• Spanish / Español
• Urdu / اردو

Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided

Russian, Spanish, and Urdu

Income Guidelines

We must serve those individuals who are in the most economic and social need first.

Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES

Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: NO

Eligibility Restrictions

For help, you must be: a senior (60 years or older)

This program does not serve: a prisoner; a community group; or youth under 18 years old

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:

• Full Legal Representation
• Brief Advice