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STLS Offices and the services each office provides: Steuben, Allegany 104 E. Steuben Street Bath, NY 14810 (877) 776-4126 Income Maintenance: * SSI and some Social Security Disability * Public assistance, food stamps, Medicaid Housing: * eviction defense * foreclosure defense * conditions problems * mobile home park issues * public or subsidized housing issues * land contract problems Family law (for victims of domestic violence only): * family offense * custody/visitation * support Consumer: * Bankruptcy (limited to situations involving a threat of income garnishment or foreclosure) * Utility shutoffs * Frozen bank account when funds on deposit are exempt Health: * Home health care * Assistive technology for persons with disabilities * DSS pursuing unwed father for reimbursement of Medicaid expenses paid in connection with the birth of a child Employment (including Rights of Persons with Criminal Records-re-entry issues): * Unemployment Insurance Benefits * Consultation on Fair Labor Standards Act, wage and hour, Family and Medical Leave Act * Assistance with obtaining corrections to rap sheets, obtaining Certificates of Relief from Disability/Certificates of Good Conduct (removing barriers to employment) Education (very limited): * Special education (including discipline issues) * Residency Cancer *Civil legal problems faced by cancer survivors and their families HIV/AIDS *Civil legal problems faced by individuals and families faced with HIV/AIDS Pro bono program: * Pro se divorce clinic for uncontested divorces * Wills, advanced directives Cattaraugus 103 South Barry Street Olean, NY 14701 (888) 767-1950 Bankruptcy: * If wages are being garnished * If home is in foreclosure Public Utilities: * Shut offs Education: * School system not following IEP for classified children Housing: * Section 8 and Federal housing *Any problem if client has children under 21 or at least 7 months pregnant * Private landlord * 3-day notice * 30 day written notice * Court papers if client has children under 21 or at least 7 months pregnant Family Court: * Conflicts for Public Defender's office SSD/SSI: * Denial or discontinuance representation possible based on case review Cancer: * Civil legal problems faced by cancer survivors and their families Chautauqua 110 West Third Street, Suite 507 Hotel Jamestown Building Jamestown, NY 14701 (866) 664-4567 Income Preservation: * Public assistance * Unemployment Insurance * Food stamps Housing Preservation: * Evictions (tenants) * Substandard conditions * Public housing * Discrimination * Utility shut-offs * Foreclosures * Mobile home issues Health Care: * Medicaid * Medicare * Access to healthcare, medicine or equipment * Medical bills Education: * Special Education * Residency * Discipline Consumer Issues: * Protection of exempt income * Bankruptcy where there is a threat of home loss Cancer: * Civil legal problems faces by cancer survivors and their families |