Legal Aid Society Announces Free Legal Workshops for Residents of Albany’s West Hill Neighborhood

March 15, 2018

Know Your Rights – Free Legal Workshops at the Legal Aid Society’s new office at 95 Central Ave., Albany.

 

Open to West Hill residents. Walk-ins welcome.

 

Workshops beginning at 12:oo pm, check in at 11:45 am.

 

  • March 13 – Tenants Rights – security deposits, evictions and defenses
  • March 14 – Debt Collection, Credit Reports and Creditors what can they do
  • March 15 – Safety and Orders of Protection
  • March 20 – Income tax overview – what every employee should know
  • March 21 – Unemployment Insurance Benefits – Applications, Eligibility and Hearings
  • March 22 – Renting an Apartment, Rent Disputes and Withholding and Getting Repairs
  • March 27 – Advance Directives
  • March 28 – SNAP Applications and Eligibility (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as Food Stamps )
  • March 29 – Name Changes
  • April 3 – Temporary Assistance – Emergency Assistance
  • April 4 – Dealing with income tax debt
  • April 5 – SSI – Applications and Eligibility
  • April 10 – School Discipline
  • April 11 – Criminal Records and Employment Discrimination
  • April 12 – Temporary Assistance – Work Rules and Sanctions
  • April 17 – Mortgage and Tax Foreclosures – the Process
  • April 18 – Bankruptcy – the Process and should I file?
  • April 19 – Evictions – Tenant and Homeowners Post Foreclosure
  • April 24 – Utility Shut Offs
  • April 25 – How to Review Your Rap Sheet
  • April 26 – Divorce
  • May 1 – Replacing your Green Card (I-90 )
  • May 2 – Child Support Enforcement
  • May 3 – DSS Fair Hearings and Notices – how to represent yourself
  • May 8 – Wage Garnishments, Frozen Bank Accounts and Income Preservation
  • May 9 – Special Education: Eligibility for Accommodations and Services
  • May 10 – Medicaid Managed Care and Long Term Care

 

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