Organization: LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
Mission: THE MISSION OF LSHV IS TO PROVIDE FREE HIGH QUALITY COUNSEL IN CIVIL MATTERS FOR POOR AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY WHERE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ARE AT STAKE.
Activities: LSHV IS THE ONLY NEW YORK HUDSON VALLEY AREA PROVIDER OF FREE, COMPREHENSIVE, LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL MATTERS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY WHEN THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ARE AT STAKE. THIS INCLUDES URGENT LEGAL NEEDS SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING EMERGENCIES, HEALTHCARE, DISABILITY AND BENEFITS, ELDER LAW, CONSUMER FRAUD AND MORE. ANNUALLY, LSHV HANDLES APPROXIMATELY 15,000 CASES IMPACTING MORE THAN 35,000 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. 70% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE WOMEN AND MORE THAN 40% OF THOSE IMPACTED BY OUR WORK ARE CHILDREN. FUTHERMORE, ALMOST 50% OF OUR CLIENTS IDENTIFY AS AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR HISPANIC.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Human Services