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EMPIRE JUSTICE FAQs and RESOURCES

FAQ - NYS Foreclosure Eviction and Consumer (General Public)

FAQ - Public Benefit Waivers and Emergency Guidance (For Advocates)

FAQ - New York Coronavirus Scams (General Public)

FAQ - Health Insurance (General Public)

FAQ - Nursing Homes (General Public)

FAQ - NYS Unemployment Insurance (General Public)

FAQ - Federal and NYS Paid Leave (General Public)

FAQ - NYS Special Education (General Public)

FAQ - LGBTQ Rights and Resources (General Public)

FAQ - Public Benefits – Cash Assistance, SNAP, and more (General Public)

FAQ - Child Care Funding for Essential Workers (General Public)

FAQ - Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program ("SNAP") Benefits (General Public)

FAQ - Pandemic Food Benefits

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Child Care
https://scaany.org/covid-19/covid-19-resources/

Economic Impact Payment (Stimulus Payment)
Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) receiving EIP on prepaid debit cards:
To view video: https://youtu.be/8_b7wBr8d7
To view video in Spanish: https://youtu.be/lNJv-bY6uro
To learn more about EIP prepaid debit cards: Click Here

Evictions
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2020/attorney-general-james-issues-tenant-guidance-new-yorkers-during-coronavirus

Immigration Processing

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
Executive Office for Immigration Review: www.justice.gov/eoir-operational-status

LawHelpNY’s Covid-19 resources
Click Here

Medicaid
Click Here

NYS Courts
https://www.nycourts.gov/

Unemployment and Leave

Coronavirus Scams

Health Access

Immigration Changes

Special Education

Foreclosure

Immigration Update 

Paid Leave