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Ver en español.Welcome to another post in our Taking control: legal answers for everyday problems series.Happy Back to School Month! We are here with the important reminder that every student—no matter their ability, diagnosis, behavior, or how they learn best—has the same right to participate and succeed in the classroom.

This month, we would like to highlight Robert, a LiveHelp Volunteer for LawHelpNY.LawHelpNY.org helps New Yorkers with low-paying employers to solve their legal problems. Our real-time online chat service, powered by dedicated volunteers, helps guide users to self-help materials, legal aid organizations, and court information. Robert shares his story and recent experiences as a LiveHelp volunteer.

Finding mental health care can be overwhelming, especially with insurance barriers, difficulty finding providers, and confusing regulations. That’s where the Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP) steps in.

Mayo es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Salud Mental. En LawHelpNY, esto nos recuerda hablar sobre las protecciones y los recursos para las personas que necesitan servicios o apoyo de salud mental en Nueva York.

This month, we would like to highlight Simone, a LiveHelp Volunteer for LawHelpNY.LiveHelp is our real-time online chat service, powered by dedicated volunteers, who guide users to self-help materials, legal aid organizations, and court information. Simone shares her story and recent experiences as a LiveHelp volunteer.

When you're dealing with a real problem—you’re facing eviction, you need help with child support, or you're worried about losing your benefits—searching online for answers can feel overwhelming. You get pages and pages of results, and it's hard to know what to trust.What makes legal information reliable?Not all legal information online is created equal. Good legal information is:

This month, we would like to highlight Bryant, a LiveHelp Volunteer for LawHelpNY. LiveHelp is our real-time online chat service, powered by dedicated volunteers, who guide users to self-help materials, legal aid organizations, and court information. Bryant shares his story and recent experiences as a LiveHelp volunteer.

Welcome to another post in our Taking control: legal answers for everyday problems series. Right now, there's a lot of confusion and fear around public benefits. You may have heard that programs are changing or being cut. Myths and misinformation make you think you won't qualify. And this is on top of a system that's already complicated and designed to frustrate you into giving up.

Open enrollment for New York's health insurance marketplace ends on January 15th. If you don't have health insurance through your job or another source, this is your last chance to sign up for 2025 coverage (unless you qualify for year-round enrollment—more on that below).Why this year is differentYou may have heard that health insurance costs more this year. Here's what happened: Congress passed a smaller budget and did not continue the subsidies that helped people afford health care. This means many New Yorkers will pay more for coverage in 2025.

If you work long hours and feel like your paycheck doesn’t match the work you’ve done, you’re not alone. Many New Yorkers — especially workers in restaurants, cleaning, construction, delivery, retail, domestic work, and caregiving — experience wage theft every year.Wage theft can include: