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For domestic violence advocates, agencies and legal services providers: The Family Offense Petition Program is a free time-saving e-filing program allows participating advocates to: Complete court papers needed to request a Family Court temporary order of protection; save time at the courthouse by electronically sending the papers to the court; E-file in any Family Court even if your office is located in a different county; and request a remote hearing and get a Temporary order of protection.
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Upcoming Events

Pro Bono Opportunities During Career Transitions, Webinar, Dec 2
Post COVID-19 Bankruptcy And Loss Mitigation Options, Webinar, Dec 3
Administrative Advocacy 2020: Representing the Pro Bono Client, New York, Dec 8
The Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development Law Fair Housing Webinar [CC], Webinar, Dec 8
Eviction Crisis 2020: Past, Present and Future, Webinar, Dec 9
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Pro Bono News

This is the last month for eviction protections unless a new stimulus bill comes soon, Dec 1
A nationwide ban on evictions will expire Dec. 31 with no replacement in sight. Even still, landlords are finding creative ways to get around it. See link for full article.
NYLAG Testifies for Universal Access to Legal Services for Tenant’s Facing Eviction to be Expanded., Nov 30
NYLAG’s Associate Director of Tenants’ Rights, Ed Campanelli provided written and verbal testimony at the annual public hearing on the NYC Office of Civil Justice’s program to provide Universal Access to Legal Services for Tenant’s Facing Eviction. He arg ...
Homeless patients with COVID-19 often go back to life on the streets after hospital care, but there's a better way, Nov 27
In 2019, about 567,715 homeless people were living in the United States. While this number had been steadily decreasing since 2007, in the past two years it has started to increase. For New York City, even before COVID-19, 2020 was already turning out to ...
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