The Fun Run is organized by LSNYC’s Pro Bono Associate Advisory Board, a group of associates from many of New York City’s largest law firms who are committed to pro bono service. Advisory Board members provide strategic advice to LSNYC’s pro bono program, generate support for pro bono projects at law firms, and work to further the mission of LSNYC.

ALBANY, NY (March 22) - Today, New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, and Assemblymember Charles Lavine joined advocates and homeowners from across the state to urge Gov. Hochul to restore $40 million to New York’s FY2024 budget to fund the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), the state’s only program that provides free legal help and counseling to homeowners targeted by mortgage fraud, scams, and foreclosures.

NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2023) - New York’s leading civil legal service providers and public defenders called for increased funding in the City budget, highlighting the dire impact underfunding has wrought on their ability to meet the needs of low-income New Yorkers.

NEW YORK, NY (March 8, 2023) - Legal Services NYC, The Legal Aid Society, New York County Defender Services, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Queens Defenders, Mobilization for Justice, New York Legal Assistance Group, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, Urban Justice Center, NMIC and CAMBA Legal Services, TakeRoot Justice released the following joint statement in response to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ State of the City address remarks on funding for public defender and civil legal services organizations:

New York, NY (March 3, 2023) – Statement from Empire Justice Center's Senior Attorney, Kirsten Keefe, and Director of Foreclosure Prevention at Legal Services NYC, Jacob Inwald, on Gov Hochul’s 30-day amendments to budget which did NOT include funding for the Homeowner Protection Program: