Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combating economic, racial, and social injustice 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.
NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice.
We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality.
NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center.
During COVID-19, most of our services were virtual to keep our community safe.
NYLAG’s staff of 390 impacted the lives of 129,000 people last year.