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Join Us For Our 2009 Annual Partnership Awards BenefitThursday November 19, 2009 • 6:00-9:00 PMYou are cordially invited to Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A's Annual Partnership Awards Benefit for Brooklyn A's Partnership for Community & Economic Development
MARRIOTT NEW YORK AT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE ORDER TICKETS ONLINEHonorees:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
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Deceased: Rick Wagner, esteemed colleague and a voice for the poor.Rick Wagner, a legal services lawyer, died at home, apparently of a heart attack, bringing to a sudden end a lifetime of service to the poorest New Yorkers. Memorial Service on Thursday November 5th. INFORMATION... |
RADIO INTERVIEW
Do you need information on government programs available to the sick or disabled?
Listen to a broadcast on WBAI radio with Victor Torres, Director of the Disability Advocacy Program that summarizes two government programs available to individuals who get sick or become disabled: SSI (supplemental security income) and SSD (social security and disability).
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2009 CED DocketThe 2009 Community and Economic Development DocketDownload the new 2009 D ocket for our Community and Economic Development Program. DOWNLOAD THE CED DOCKET... (PDF - 7.6 MB) |
Congratulations!Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A Congratulates Make the Road New York and Groundwork, Inc. for their Recognition as Outstanding Nonprofits |
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Brooklyn A Saves Client's Home from Foreclosure Rescue ScamWaver Brickhouse came to Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Brooklyn A) after losing her home in a foreclosure rescue scheme.... |
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North Brooklyn Tenant Anti-Displacement CollaborativeBrooklyn A joined the dozens of people that turned out early in December representing the North Brooklyn Tenant Anti-Displacement Collaborative. They were at City Hall to protest cut by the city in the HPD's anti-displacement funding promised as part of the Williamsburg-Green point East River Water rezoning. READ THE FULL STORY on the Brooklyn Daily Eagle website. |
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Building by Building - Bushwick Housing Independence Project and Brooklyn A combat tenant displacement in BushwickOn a blistering July morning, Father John Powis came to Brooklyn housing court to advocate for one resident and wound up advocating for four more... |
What We Do
Brooklyn A provides high-quality, neighborhood-based civil legal services to low-income individuals and groups in North and East Brooklyn. Our current programs include:
- Community and Economic Development
- Comprehensive Rights for People Affected by HIV/AIDS
- Disability Advocacy Project
- Domestic Violence
- Predatory Lending/Consumer Fraud
- Preservation of Low-Income Housing
A 3-minute video to learn more about Brooklyn A. You will also meet some of our clients and community partners. View video in larger window.
Office Locations
Shriver Tyler MacCrate Center for Justice
256-260 Broadway
Brooklyn NY 11211
718/487-2300 | Fax: 718/782-6790
East Brooklyn Office
80 Jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11207
718/487-1300 | Fax: 718/342-1780
Bushwick Office
1455 Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11237
718/487-0800 | Fax: 718/326-2944
EMAIL: BKAinfo@bka.org
