#WhoDefinesSurvival? Survivors. How do we, as advocates, ensure survivors’ ability to do that? Trauma-informed advocacy — which not only demands a deep understanding of how trauma shapes every aspect of a survivor’s experience, but importantly holds up restoration of decision making and autonomy as a critical component to any justice and healing. Trauma-informed advocacy recognizes that each survivor’s experience is unique, and that procedures or solutions from a court or anyone other than the survivor might not adequately meet their specific needs, instead leading to retraumatization. Read more about the importance of trauma-informed advocacy here: nylag.org/traumainformed/
New York Legal Assistance Group
Legal Services
New York, New York 7,716 followers
Fair & Equal Access to Justice for Those Who Need It Most.
About us
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustices by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships.
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http://www.nylag.org
External link for New York Legal Assistance Group
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1990
- Specialties
- General Legal Services, Matrimonial and Family Law, Special Litigation, LegalHealth, Special Education, Immigrant Protection, Holocaust Compensation Assistance, Consumer Protection, LGBT Law, Elder Law, Immigration, Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Violence, Medical Legal Partnerships, Education Rights, Special Education, Housing, Tenants' Rights, Veterans Rights, Financial Counseling, Government Benefits, Foreclosure Prevention, Mediation, Pro Se Clinic, and Advance Planning
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Primary
100 Pearl St
19th Floor
New York, New York 10004, US
Employees at New York Legal Assistance Group
Updates
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Join us in cheering on another inspiring #teamNYLAG runner, Alexandra Mothner, as she takes on the NYC Marathon on Nov. 3rd in support of NYLAG’s mission to ensure fair and equal access to justice for all New Yorkers. When asked about her motivation, she expressed: "I chose to run for NYLAG because I believe in its mission. As a law student, I have seen first-hand the challenges that many people face trying to get legal support to navigate the immensely complicated legal system. NYLAG provides some of the most vulnerable members of our community with a means to defend their rights in court." Show your support for #teamNYLAG with a donation today: https://lnkd.in/ehG5cpt8 Good luck, Alexandra Mothner! #weareNYLAG
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From Family Justice Centers, the Mobile Legal Help Center, and our offices to courtrooms, communities, and beyond—NYLAG stands with survivors. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #NYCGoPurpleDay
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NEW: As Humanitarian Parole for some of our immigrant neighbors comes to an end, thousands have questions about their next steps towards legal status in the US. MARIA HUEL, Supervising Paralegal and DOJ-accredited representative in NYLAG's Immigrant Protection Unit, spoke with Haitian Times to provide some guidance. Read the full article and share here: https://lnkd.in/ejeraJpH
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#WhoDefinesSurvival: Intimate Partner Violence survivors can have multiple intersecting needs that impact what safety and stability looks like for them. For example, a survivor’s immigration status and their access to work authorization may impact their comfort in engaging with systems, ability to be independent, and priorities. A survivor who has a child with special needs receiving services and community support for childcare, may decide that fleeing to a shelter in another borough doesn’t work for them. Survivor-centered justice means survivors must be able to define what reclaiming their lives looks like for them, based on their unique circumstances and needs. Our role is to provide and expand the options available to them, so they can choose what is right for them. We need to trust survivors about what will make them safe, what will bring them support, and what justice looks like for them. #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth #domesticviolence #intimatepartnerviolence #survivorcentered #weareNYLAG
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NEW: Our new neighbors never should have ended up in tents at Randall's Island in the first place—and thousands still need services to establish their lives here. Our full response to the City's announcement of the Randall's Island HERRC February 2025 closure: https://lnkd.in/ebBJUyVR
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🌟 Full Circle Experience 🌟 I started my career in financial counseling as a "Qualitas facilitator".Today, I had the pleasure of representing NYLAG at the Qualitas of Life Foundation financial access fair at the Queens Museum. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with the community and share our mission of financial empowerment. Special thanks to Marcela Rovzar for her continued inspiration!#NYLAG #FinancialEmpowerment #CommunityConnection
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Without pay equity for Latinas, true economic, racial, and gender justice remains elusive. On #LatinaEqualPayDay and every day, NYLAG calls for systemic solutions to close the wage gap and a path toward a more equitable future for all. #EqualPayNY #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras
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Every intimate partner violence survivor’s experience can look different. It might involve threats, violence, coercion, and isolation, or use access to money, immigration status, and children as a means of exerting control or fear. Every survivor's experience is unique and valid, and every survivor deserves to choose how they achieve safety and justice to reclaim their lives. #WhoDefinesSurvival is critical. NYLAG will delve into what we mean by survivor-centered advocacy this #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, because while some aspects of our systems for justice and resources operate as though IPV fits neatly into boxes, survivors and advocates know that not every story works that way. In fact, it’s more likely that the people doing harm can continue doing so the more compounding survivors’ identities—and often the more layered their situations—are. That’s why *survivors* must be the ones to define what survival means for them, and this is a key component to our client-centered and trauma-informed advocacy. Survivors are experts in their own lives and know what they need to reclaim safety and autonomy. An advocate’s job is to expand survivors’ options in how they how they do so. More to come as DVAM continues. Stay tuned!