MFY Legal Services Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Merger Means Legal Muscle For Children Needing Special Education Services

Today, Partnership for Children’s Rights (PFCR), a not-for-profit law firm founded in 1999 to protect the rights of New York City’s disadvantaged and disabled children, will be merging into Mobilization for Justice (MFJ). Continue reading

Lawsuit Filed Against NYS & Adult Homes to End Discrimination Against Wheelchair Users

Mobilization for Justice (formerly MFY Legal Services) and AARP Foundation filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York against New York State and four adult homes, alleging discrimination against people who use wheelchairs. Continue reading

MFY Legal Services Becomes Mobilization For Justice From Harlem To Hollis

MFY Legal Services (MFY), which began in 1963 as the legal arm of Mobilization for Youth, a large anti-poverty program on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, has changed its name to Mobilization for Justice.Continue reading

Join MBP Gale Brewer And Others Immigration Rights Workshop In Harlem

Manhattan Borough President Brewer Gale Brewer asks, do you know your rights? Do you know what to do or say? Do you know who to call? What will happen to your children or spouse? Continue reading

HW Pick: Free Legal Clinic For Immigrant Workers

MFY Legal Services will hold a free, walk-in legal clinic for immigrant workers on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from 10 am to 4 pm.Continue reading