Staten Island Legal Services

Staten Island Legal Services
Founded 2004
Type Non-profit
Location
Services Legal services
Fields Free legal services to low-income residents of Staten Island
Key people
 Nancy Goldhill, Project Director
Mission To provide high quality legal assistance that improves the lives and communities of low-income Staten Island residents, addresses the causes of poverty, and ensures equal access to justice.
Website www.statenislandlegalservices.org

Staten Island Legal Services (SILS) is an American non-profit agency providing free civil legal assistance to low-income people on Staten Island in New York City.[1] SILS has served more than 10,000 clients after its creation in 2004.[2]

Services

The agency provides legal services in areas including of family law, domestic violence, immigration, foreclosure prevention, and disaster recovery services (post–Hurricane Sandy).[3][4][5][6] SILS also provides advice or referral information if unable to provide representation.[7][8][9] Special projects have included defending the rights of the disabled to reasonable accommodations from the New York City Housing Authority.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SILS Homepage". Statenislandlegalservices.org. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  2. ↑ "LSNYC". Legalservicesnyc.org. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  3. ↑ Lipinski, Jed (2012-01-06). "For Father Working Three Jobs, a Startling Diagnosis". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  4. ↑ Staten Island Advance (2012-11-09). "silive Sandy Storm Article". Silive.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  5. ↑ "Telemundo Story". Youtube.com. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  6. ↑ Curan, Catherine (2013-02-17). "NY Post Sandy Storm Article". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  7. ↑ "Services Homepage". Statenislandlegalservices.org. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  8. ↑ Staten Island (2012-09-18). "silive Foreclosure Article". Silive.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  9. ↑ Powell, Michael; Martin, Andrew (2011-03-29). "Foreclosure Aid Fell Short, and Is Fading". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  10. ↑ Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein (2010-12-01). "Williams NYCHA Lawsuit". Silive.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Williams Decision" (PDF). Mfy.org. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
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