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Testimony before the Chief Judge's 2023 Hearing on Civil Legal Services in New York....
The 2021 legislative session was both challenging and rewarding. Challenging because the pandemic made it harder to organize and interact with colleagues and legislators. Rewarding because we achieved major victories for low-income and marginalized New Yorkers in spite of the challenges....
Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter, Policy Matters. In this edition we cover the end of the 2023 state legislative session, the launch of a new legal help resource for fair hearings, new guidance regarding transgender and gender expansive students in public schools, widespread delays in processing SNAP applications, the end of the pause on student loan repayments,...

This presentation, recorded on 6/28/2023, details how to effectively provide services to and advocate for clients who are Limited English Proficient (LEP). Attendees will learn about the concept of Language Access, obligations of courts and mortgage servicers, resources, and best practices for providing competent services for LEP clients, and best practices for interpreting both in […]

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This presentation, previously recorded on June 14, 2023, gives viewers an understanding of public benefits available to low income homeowners. This program will provide an overview of what foreclosure prevention advocates need to know about public benefits. Advocates will receive an overview of public assistance programs, including the types of benefits, eligibility rules and application […]

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With the end of the official legislative session, Empire Justice Center shared an overview of highlights of the work achieved, and the work still to be completed....
Welcome to the May edition of our newsletter, Policy Matters. In this edition we cover the final NYS Budget, the end of session push, SNAP application delays, legal rights for people living in mobile homes, surveys for nursing homes and pretext stops, best practices on tackling the intersection of domestic violence and animal abuse, and recognitions for outstanding work by...
Empire Justice Statement on the Final 2023 New York State Budget. Final state budget has steady progress in some areas, gaps in others....
Welcome to the combined March & April edition of our newsletter, Policy Matters. In this edition we cover the ongoing fight to fund foreclosure prevention; our push for solutions to benefits skimming to be included in this year’s state budget; continued advocacy for NYS tax credits for families; our work to support non-parent caregivers; continued work pushing for increases for...
By not funding the Homeowner Protection Program, Governor Hochul is putting is today’s struggling homeowners at risk, in favor of building new housing years from now. All but 2% of funds from last year’s budget will be spent by the time the existing contracts end. Make no mistake: New York homeowners will lose their homes without HOPP’s protection, which will...
Welcome to the February edition of our newsletter, Policy Matters. In this edition we cover absent funding for foreclosure prevention, wins and misses in the Executive Budget, budget testimony on Human Services and Taxes, the launch of our Police Reform Project, and recognition for Empire Justice staff members....

Samuel Robinson is a paralegal working with Empire Justice Center’s Foreclosure Prevention Team out of the firm’s Rochester office. Samuel is responsible for conducting intakes with new clients, managing case files, and providing referral information to homeowners facing a variety of legal and non-legal housing matters. Before being hired as an intake paralegal, Samuel started […]

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