Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A

We are excited to announce the launch of our Preserving Affordable Housing Queens program! This is the first time we have extended our tenant housing practice services outside of Brooklyn and marks an exciting new chapter for our organization. Like our Preserving Affordable Housing Brooklyn program, our work in Queens will offer services for eviction defense, combatting tenant harassment and discrimination, assistance restoring housing subsidies and securing emergency rental assistance, and demanding safe housing conditions. We are proud that our services will now reach more New Yorkers in need. Read our full statement and learn more about the new team here: https://lnkd.in/erE-fCrp

The Contracting bill has passed the New York State legislature! Improving the contracting process will ensure civil legal service organizations like Brooklyn A can better serve New Yorkers. “We are thrilled that legislation improving the state contracting process passed both houses of the legislature. Civil legal services providers in particular are helping New Yorkers access the essentials of life, including housing, education, and healthcare,” said Kristin Brown, President of the New York Legal Services Coalition. “We strongly encourage the governor to sign this bill as an important first step to making the process fairer, more timely and more transparent for non-profit organizations so we are able to plan through delays.” Read the full statement from the NYLSC coalition: https://lnkd.in/eEWmeiek

Latest from our blog: Next week, NYCHA's Section 8 program will reopen the waitlist to applicants for the first time in 15 years! The application window will only be open next week (June 3 to June 9). NYCHA will then add 200,000 applicants to the waitlist through a lottery system. Applicants will be notified if they were added to the waitlist by August of this year. This news is particularly relevant to our tenant clients seeking new affordable housing options and our domestic violence clients, who receive priority in the Section 8 system. Read our post to learn more about how people can apply: https://lnkd.in/gCfWNZUY

This budget cycle, we faced uncertainty with IOLA funding, a first since its inception. We need to #ProtectIOLA. A new bill in Albany, S.9130/A.10253, is a crucial step in ensuring that the IOLA fund serves its intended purpose: providing vital legal aid to low-income New Yorkers. We hope you'll show your support by using the link to send a letter to your elected representative urging them to #SupportS9130: https://lnkd.in/eVzj_gR3

Come join a growing team helping to preserve affordable housing in NYC and small businesses thrive. We have several attorney/supervising attorney positions, paralegal and office adminstration positions open in Brooklyn and in our new Queens office. Brooklyn A offers competitive salary and a robust benefits package. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/eMpz8Pmz

Brooklyn A is excited to announce that our Executive Director, Jessica Rose has been elected Co-Vice President of the New York Legal Services Coalition Board of Directors and Co-Chair of its Legislative Steering Committee. Brooklyn A was a founding member of the NYLSC and Jessica has served on its Board since for the past year. “I am honored to serve the New York Legal Services Coalition in this new capacity. It is an amazing assemblage of our peer organizations across the state through which we are able to collectively advocate from a position of strength and unity,” said Jessica Rose, Esq., Executive Director, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A. Read the announcement on our blog: https://lnkd.in/dwBCr-Zx

Empower local community small businesses and nonprofit in NYC everyday by joining our Community & Economic Development team as the new Program Director/Sr. Attorney. Exciting opportunity to work with an amazing team; great benefits! Apply today: https://lnkd.in/eyEHBnTC

Small Business Week starts today! Brooklyn A provides free legal services for small business owners through the NYC Department of Small Business Services' Commercial Lease Assistance Program. The CLA Program has helped New Yorkers like Michael and his restaurant D Roti Hut, which had to shut down during the pandemic. With our help, he was able to secure a grant to cover rental debt his business continues to thrive. Speak directly with an attorney yourself at our weekly clinic tomorrow--use the link to register: https://lnkd.in/gxS843SY

Tax Season may be ending, but Brooklyn A works year-round. Our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic helps qualifying New Yorkers settle tax issues. If you have an error on this year's return or end up owing the IRS, we can help. Find the latest resources on our blog and our YouTube channel. To learn more about getting legal services, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/ek3Tnx9k

Fully funding HOPP at $40M will protect NYS communities, particularly communities of color and older homeowners.   To address the housing crisis across the state, we must provide services that protect NYS homeowners! #FundHOPP