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Legal Services NYC's People of African Descent Anti-Racist Affinity Group is helping LSNYC celebrate Black History Month 2024. The group recently shared a brief history of the month with staff:
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NEW YORK, NY (January 17, 2024) – New York’s Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP) — a network of 89 nonprofits that provide free housing counseling and legal services to New Yorkers facing threats to homeownership — is extremely disappointed that Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet again left funding for this crucial program out of her budget plan.
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NEW YORK, NY (December 21, 2023) – Legal Services NYC provides free civil legal help to more than 100,000 low-income New Yorkers each year. We proudly serve New Yorkers of all backgrounds, countries, and faiths, and continue to expand and adapt our services to meet the growing and varying needs of diverse communities in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY (December 8, 2023) – Legal Services NYC announces a settlement with the U.S. government that will help protect the tax refunds of millions of student loan borrowers by requiring the U.S. to make key changes to debt collection notices. The updated notices now inform borrowers of their right to consolidate their debt into an affordable payment plan rather than costly, alternative plans that expose them to tax refund and Social Security offsets. The new notices go into effect immediately, although the U.S. government has paused the garnishing of taxes, wages and Social Security checks until late 2024 as part of the Fresh Start program. With the nation still waiting for a national student debt relief plan, these changes will keep much needed tax refund money in the pockets of low-income borrowers, and require the government to be honest about the different options borrowers have to repay loans on their own terms.
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