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