A parent-led organization creating safe spaces that empower and support parents impacted by the family policing system.

Black Families Love & Unite (B.L.U.) reimagines and creates alternatives to the family policing system that empower and protect the integrity and sanctity of Black families and communities.

A work group comprised of youth, parents, and family members impacted the family policing system, as well as community activists, lawyers, state and local government employees, and philanthropic leaders.

A nonprofit organization working to dismantle the family policing system and invest in community support for families.

A movement providing political education and resources to advance the abolition of the family policing system.

Uses affirmative litigation to seek justice for families mistreated by the “child welfare” system.

Explores and builds evidence—through original research, data and policy analysis—for the policy visions of parents and young people impacted by the child welfare system in New York City.

An abolitionist movement hub and incubator, cultivating and harnessing community power to end family policing and build a world where all families can thrive.

A nonprofit organization that provides training, policy, and strategic materials to to support a community of youth defenders and advocates who elevate the rights, interests, and perspectives of young people.

Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) uses a model of violence interrupters with first-hand knowledge of street and gang life who use their credibility and relationships to mediate conflicts before they escalate.

A violence reduction initiative and credible messenger program with BronxConnect where violence interrupters (incarceration survivors) are trained to intervene in conflict before gun violence happens.

A credible messenger program in the Bronx that works with young people, local residents, community-based organizations, and the public to promote safer streets and new norms where violence is not accepted.

A credible messenger program in Coney Island that aims to identify and mediate conflicts among high-risk youth, mentor high-risk youth to change behaviors toward gun violence, and mobilize the community to raise awareness about violence and promote community norms that reject violence.

A credible messenger program serving Brownsville Brooklyn that provides participants between the ages of 14 and 24 with a variety of supportive services, including job training programs and access to employment, legal ​and therapeutic services, as well as school conflict mediation to prevent gun violence.

A credible messenger program that provides violence prevention/intervention, youth services, employment training, and other family-related services that encourage community empowerment.

A credible messenger program working in and around the Thomas Jefferson, James W. Johnson, and Robert F. Wagner NYCHA Housing Developments in East Harlem to mediate conflicts on the street and work to deescalate disputes before crisis or violence erupts.

A credible messenger program in Harlem focused on the catchment area of 137th to 145th streets that champions change for peace and works hard to combat gun and gang violence on New York City streets.

A credible messenger program that offers youth and families educational, employment, and social opportunities they may not otherwise have.

A community-based nonprofit organization providing comprehensive programs to youth, families, immigrants and older adults in the western Queens community.

A credible messenger program that provides Staten Island individuals including children, seniors, at-risk youth and families of varying backgrounds with the needed services, programs and opportunities to improve their overall well-being.

A self-service portal for NYC residents to apply for public benefits like Public Housing, Section 8, Employment Assistance, and other programs.

Provides families with emergency and food assistance, affordable housing, homelessness prevention, services for children and families, youth and young adult services, older adult programs, behavioral health, opioid treatment programs, immigration assistance, and community outreach.

S:US works with communities and individuals in every corner of the city and on Long Island to make sure every New Yorker has the chance to find home.

Provides shelter to meet people’s immediate needs, as well as support to succeed as individuals, as families, and as communities. 

Provides support with emergency food, emergency housing, preventing eviction, avoiding homelessness, job placement, HIV/AIDS counseling, refugee services, parenting support, and child care programs.

The Child Support Program provides custodial parents with assistance in obtaining financial support and medical insurance coverage for their children by locating parents, establishing parentage, establishing or modifying support orders, and collecting and disbursing child support payments.

Provides help for people who are being evicted, need help with disability rights, need shelter, have a shelter problem, need housing, need food, are feeling an abusive partner, or who want to know their rights. NYC hotline: 212-776-2177, Email: info@cfthomeless.org

Helps people find and apply for affordable housing in New York City’s five boroughs.

Check eligibility for social security benefits, apply for benefits, or check your application or appeal a decision.

The HRA administers SNAP, Cash Assistance, and other public benefits.

Provides transportation for eligible people who have disabilities that prevent them from using public buses and subways.

Resources from the New York State Unified Court System, including a court locator, programs and services, and other public information.

Resources from the New York City Civil Court, including information on remote appearances, a court directory, general information, and more.

Each borough in NYC has a Housing Court Help Center. Bronx: 718-466-3022, Brooklyn: 347-404-9043 or 347-404-9044, Manhattan: 646-386-5554 or 646-386-5555, Queens: 718-262-7185 or 718-262-7186, Staten Island: 718-675-8441

A free and secure mobile app designed by Human Rights First’s Innovation Lab to help immigrants prepare for possible detention and act quickly in moments of crisis.

Check the status of your immigration case before an Immigration Judge.

Check the status of your immigration application, petition, or request.

Form for the Executive Office for Immigration Review change of address or contact information.

In New York City, any immigrant can get free, safe legal help and other services through ActionNYC. Get more information at the link or by calling 311.

IDP offers criminal-immigration advice and support to immigrants and their loved ones. Helpline: 212-725-6422, Fax: 800-391-5713, Email: info@immdefense.org

Information is available in 16 languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, Haitian Creole, and Arabic.

A list of information to gather for emergency planning if you or a loved one are at risk of deportation.

Resources for immigrants experiencing Family Court and attorneys who are representing them on the negative immigration consequences that can result from contact with the Family Court system.

Outlines new restrictions to federal programs for immigrants under the recent ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ including SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP, ACA Health Insurance Subsidy (known as Obamacare), and Medicare Changes to Tax Credits and Deductions for 2025.

Downloadable resources and tools to prepare families for possible encounters with immigration authorities so that they know their rights and educational materials for communities.

A directory of courthouses in each county, including contact information and public transportation directions.

Official instructions on how to pay bail in New York City.

The official visitor guide for families wishing to visit their loved ones who are incarcerated.

A support network and information clearinghouse on prison, reentry, and the consequences of criminal proceedings.

Find attorney online services by using New York State’s searchable database.

 A resource for individuals who are released on your own recognizance or unable to post bail.

Outlines your rights, how the process works, and maximum fees that a bail bond agent can charge. By law, bail bond agents must give you a copy of this document before you sign a contract.

A portal to request your records and your rights through the New York State Freedom of Information Law.

A step-by-step guide through the New York State Central Register of Child Abuse & Maltreatment and how to clear your name from SCR records, when possible.

For those who live in the Bronx, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (718) 838-7878 or Email: FDPearlydefense@bronxdefenders.org.

For those who live in Brooklyn, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (646) 974-9343 or Email: SCR@bds.org.

For those who live in Northern Manhattan, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (347) 201-2543 or Email: SCRhelp@ndsny.org.

For those who live anywhere in New York City, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (917) 661-4500.

For those who live anywhere in New York City, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (212) 626-1525.

For those who live in Westchester County, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (877) 574-8529.

For those who live in Dutchess County, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Email: Lawrence Moore at lmoore@dutchessny.gov or intake in-person at 45 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601.

For those who live in Ostego County, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Email: Christine S. Corrigan, Esq. at corriganc@ostegocountyny.gov.

For those who live in Nassau or Suffolk County, a non-profit legal service provider who may be able to represent you in a Fair Hearing depending on your income. Phone: (516) 292-8100 (Nassau County), Phone: (631) 232-2400 or (631) 369-1112 (Suffolk County).