We provide free legal services for persons living with HIV or AIDS in Bergen and Passaic counties. Our services include preventing discrimination in housing, employment, and access to services; helping clients obtain and keep benefits which are denied or withheld; preparing documents such as powers of attorney, wills, guardianships and others; and assisting clients who are denied adequate medical care or medical insurance coverage. We can make special arrangements to meet with homebound clients.

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We offer help with

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• housing (landlord/tenant disputes, rental assistance programs, public housing)

• denial of public benefits (SSI/RSDI, TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families], GA (General Assistance], unemployment insurance, NJ SNAP [food stamps], Medicaid/Family Care/Medicare, and Veterans Benefits)

• healthcare (denial of medical care or health insurance coverage)

• future planning (Powers of Attorney, wills, guardianship)

• family & domestic relationships (domestic violence temporary and final restraining orders [TRO and FRO], child support, child custody, divorce)

• employment barriers (criminal record expungements, identification, driver’s license restoration, occupational license reinstatement)

• frauds, scams, and declaring bankruptcy

• discrimination in housing, employment, and access to services​

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