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More STLS Information
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Written by LAWNY Staff
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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
Education (very limited): - Special education (including discipline issues)
- Residency
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:
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 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
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