NYLAG submitted testimony to the New York City Council's Committee on Aging about the FY 26 preliminary budget. The post Testimony: FY 26 Preliminary Budget for Older New Yorkers appeared first on New York Legal Assistance Group.... Read more

NYLAG’s Interim Director of our LegalHealth Unit, Julie Brandfield, submitted testimony about FY 26’s preliminary budget to the New York City Council’s Committee on Hospitals, specifically making the case for continued support for legal services in hospitals through the Immigrant Health Initiative (IHI): LegalHealth’s medical legal partnership model allows patients... Read more

Norma Tinubu, Interim Associate Director of NYLAG's LegalHealth Unit, spoke with City Limits about what we're seeing through our medical legal partnership throughout NYC. The post City Limits: Advocates, Health Providers Look to Ease Immigrants’ Fears of Accessing Care Under Trump appeared first on New York Legal Assistance Group.... Read more

New York City Health + Hospitals announced the expansion of its medical-legal partnership with NYLAG’s LegalHealth division to address a variety of patients’ health-harming legal needs. Randy Retkin, LegalHealth Unit Director, shared with Norwood News the importance of this partnership in providing legal services in our public hospitals. The post... Read more

Monica Tulchinsky, Senior Staff Attorney in the LegalHealth division of NYLAG, testified in favor of Introduction 0085-2024A, a bill to require the City to develop and issue an annual health survey of newly arrived immigrants and asylum seekers. The post Testimony: The Experiences of Black Migrants in New York City... Read more

NYLAG’s LegalHealth Division is partnering with the Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership to launch a clinic to help breast cancer patients navigate legal issues that arise due to their diagnoses. The post NYLAG’s LegalHealth Partners with Mount Sinai for a Clinic to Help Breast Cancer Patients in Need of Legal... Read more

"Follow your heart and instincts," says NYLAG's Yoko Kobayashi in this article in the Iroha. As a staff attorney in our LegalHealth Unit, Yoko works with patients directly in healthcare facilities, helping with a range of issues spanning public benefits, housing, family issues, immigration, and advance planning. Before joining NYLAG,... Read more

Lucia Lee Mount Sinai Health System The Mount Sinai Health System announced today data from an innovative medical-legal pilot program that proactively identifies and provides free, civil legal services to patients in underserved communities who have unaddressed legal needs to improve their health outcomes. Developed by the Mount Sinai Medical-Legal... Read more

"Legal issues should never stand in the way of health.” Developed in collaboration with NYLAG, Mount Sinai launched a medical-legal program to proactively identify and provide free civil legal services to patients in underserved communities who have unaddressed legal needs, to improve their health outcomes. The post Mount Sinai and... Read more

We sat down with Lisa Rivera, NYLAG’s new president and CEO, to learn about her passion for amplifying client voices and why she believes legal advocates should be guided by activism. The post 6 Questions for NYLAG’s New President and CEO, Lisa Rivera appeared first on New York Legal Assistance... Read more

NYLAG's Ryan Foley and Ruth Stein press for increased access to free legal services to address the digital divide older Veterans experience when seeking help with complex, intersecting legal issues affecting their health. The post Testimony: Aging Vets Need Access to Legal Services During COVID Digital Divide appeared first on... Read more

We are proud to announce Sirrah Harris as our first-ever director of outreach and access to justice! Learn more about Sirrah's impactful seven-year tenure at NYLAG and how her new role will advance our mission. The post NYLAG Names Sirrah Harris as the First-ever Director of Outreach and Access to... Read more

After an extensive search, NYLAG has named Amira Samuel as director of Pro Bono & Volunteers. The post Amira Samuel Returns to NYLAG as New Director of Pro Bono & Volunteers appeared first on New York Legal Assistance Group .... Read more

NYLAG's Domna Antoniadis awarded as one of City & State's "40 Under 40 Rising Stars". ... Read more

Our LegalHealth unit co-hosted the first-ever virtual medical-legal partnership summit that tackled issues of burn-out, practicing as a generalist, working remotely, among others. The post NYLAG’s LegalHealth Unit, Along with Medical-Legal Partners, Hosted its First-Ever Virtual Summit appeared first on New York Legal Assistance Group .... Read more