Basic Needs and Assistance - Program
ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc.
635 James Street
Syracuse, NY
Program offers assistance, information, education and referral about benefits, housing, nursing home advocacy and diversion to avoid moving into a nursing home, respite services for care givers, consumer-directed personal services, traumatic brain injury services, and a personal care bank for toiletries and supplies for families in need.
Housing Department - Program
Mohawk Valley Latino Association
28 Scott Street
First Floor
Utica, NY
Provides referrals and general information regarding housing. Offers counseling regarding home ownership, negotiations between tenants/landlords and housing grievance complaints, eviction prevention, housing publications, assistance in obtaining rental subsidies, and housing court assistance. Rent assistance is available on a limited basis to individuals undergoing financial hardship.
CNY Fair Housing - Agency
731 James Street
Suite 200
Syracuse, NY
Investigates complaints of illegal housing discrimination. Agency staff conducts complaint intake, advocates for clients, facilitates reasonable accommodations and modifications, provides education and information on housing discrimination, and refers substantiated cases of discrimination to legal counsel.
New York State Division of Human Rights - Agency
333 East Washington Street
Room 543
Syracuse, NY
Receives and investigates complaints of discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, pumping milk, and sexual harrassment), disability, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic testing, arrest record (in employment and credit only), conviction record (in employment and credit only), familial status, domestic violence victim (in employment only), and source of income (in housing only). Unless …
HIV Law Project - Program
Legal Services of Central New York (LSCNY)
221 South Warren Street
Suite 300
Syracuse, NY
Offers free legal services for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in cases regarding access to health care services, HIV/AIDS-based discrimination, housing matters, assistance with denials or termination of benefits, health care proxies, powers of attorney, simple wills, family court matters, and divorce.
