Legal Resources and Counsel
Legal Hand Call-In Center: Free legal information, assistance, and referrals to help residents resolve issues with housing, family, immigration, domestic violence, public benefits, and more.
Call or Text: 914-425-5483
Email: westchesterhelp@legalhand.org
Senior Law Day Program: Collaboration of Westchester County attorneys, financial advisors, and senior care managers offering free consultations and educational seminars.
The Child Welfare Information Gateway: Informative resources for parents/caregivers navigating the legal system with family issues, family unification and permanency, child abuse, and kids in foster care.
The New York State Office for New Americans: (ONA) Assistance with employment, legal counsel, and more. Their hotline offers confidential, anonymous support in over 200 languages.
Hotline: 1-800-566-7636
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program: An ombudsman protects the health, safety, welfare, and civil and human rights of people in nursing homes and adult care facilities.
General Line: 1-588-582-6769
Email: ombudsman@aging.ny.gov
Westchester Ombudsman: Judy A. Farrell
Office: 10 North Street, Cold Spring, NY, 10516
Phone: 914-500-3406
Email: judy@ltccc.org
My Sister's Place: If you are a victim of domestic violence and have legal concerns regarding marriage, children, or your immigration status, contact My Sister's Place.
Email: clsintakes@mspny.org
Phone: 914-683-1333 ext. 225
Stateside Legal: Self help, educational resources, and references to better understand and protect your rights
VetLex: Does not provide legal services; rather, it is an online cooperative system of intake, assessment, and referral envisioned to quickly and effectively connect veterans in need of legal services with those who stand ready to provide them.
Free Legal Answers: Ask a volunteer attorney a specific question about your immigration/veteran's law issue
Westchester Family Justice Center, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, White Plains, NY, 10601
Phone: 914-995-1880
Confidential and free services to domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse victims of crime who access the court to obtain orders of protection in Family Court. Bilingual advocates are on-site in the courthouse to assist clients in navigating the court system, assist with filing for NYS OVS Compensation, court accompaniment, safety planning and information and referrals to other community agencies.
WJCS Crime Victim Advocacy and Supportive Services Program (CVASSP): Comprehensive services for victims of crime, including case management and trauma-informed therapeutic counseling, crisis intervention including a 24-hour hotline, information about legal rights and law enforcement procedures, assistance with navigating medical and social service systems, transportation and accompaniment to medical examinations and criminal justice proceedings, emotional support, and referrals to other sources of food, housing, legal, and medical assistance. Safety planning is an essential part of case management.