Staten Island Legal Services

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]

Staten Island Legal Services
Founded2004
TypeNon-profit
Location
ServicesLegal services
FieldsFree legal services to low-income residents of Staten Island
Key people
Nancy Goldhill, Project Director
Websitewww.statenislandlegalservices.org

Services

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