Mobilization for Justice, Inc.

Mobilization for Justice believes in the dignity of all human beings and that Disability Is Not Inability.

1. ACCESS-A-RIDE
We help seniors and people with disabilities access appropriate transportation, such as Access-A-Ride, and challenge denials or termination of service.

2. ADULT HOME ADVOCACY
We provide advocacy and trainings to adult home residents throughout New York City and pursue individual and affirmative litigation to improve adult homes and ensure that residents are given the opportunity to live in more integrated settings.

3. SENIORS
We help seniors age in place in their own homes by preventing evictions, securing benefits and resolving related legal problems.

4. PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES
We assist people with mental health disabilities by providing advice, counsel and representation on housing, public benefits, disability rights, consumer another matters, to ensure they do not end up homeless or institutionalized.

5. NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
We provide advice, counsel and representation for nursing home residents in areas such as involuntary discharges, improper discharge planning, reasonable accommodation requests, and day pass disputes.

6. TRAINING
We conduct “know-your-rights” trainings for people with disabilities, family members, medical professionals, and social service providers.

Mobilization for Justice fights against predatory products and practices and strives to help clients obtain and maintain economic stability. We provide legal advice, assistance, and representation to low-income New Yorkers in the following areas:

1. BANKRUPTCY
We help New Yorkers struggling with debt file bankruptcy petitions and obtain a fresh financial start.

2. CONSUMER RIGHTS
We help people facing problems with debt collection, identity theft, student loans, financial scams, bail bonds, and various forms of financial exploitation.

3. PROTECTION FOR DRIVERS
We help taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers facing problems with civil fines and points against their licenses.

4. FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
We preserve homeownership and keep neighborhoods intact by helping homeowners in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island who are facing foreclosure or who are victims of deed theft, foreclosure rescue scams, abusive loan servicing, or abusive lending practices.

5. GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
We help individuals with problems relating to Public Assistance, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps), Medicaid/ Medicare, and Supplemental Security Income/ Social Security Disability benefits.

6. IMMIGRATION
We assist individuals and families with humanitarian- and family-based immigration matters.

7. RE-ENTRY TO THE WORKFORCE
We help people with criminal records overcome denials of jobs or occupational licenses or clearance, as well as those who need help sealing a criminal record.

8. TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE
We help those who have tax problems with the IRS. We do not help people file their taxes.

9. WORKPLACE JUSTICE
We help low-income, predominantly immigrant workers without unions, with job-related problems.

Mobilization for Justice believes housing is a human right. We work to prevent homelessness by defending tenants in eviction proceedings and homeowners in foreclosure actions. We work to improve living conditions for tenants, while also fighting harassment and discrimination to keep people in their homes and communities intact.

1. ANTI-EVICTION
We work to preserve affordable housing and protect tenants’ rights. We provide advice, counsel, and representation to tenants at risk of eviction in Housing Court, and serve low-income Bronx tenants pursuant to NYC’s Universal Access to Counsel program. We also help organize and support tenant organizations and advocate for policies and programs to provide greater protections for tenants.

2. SAFE HOUSING
We handle a wide range of matters to ensure safe and affordable housing, including obtaining repairs and ensuring rental charges are correct. We prosecute repair and rental overcharge cases in Housing and Supreme Court, handle administrative and judicial appeals and file affirmative litigation in federal courts to enforce tenants’ rights.

In all these areas of housing work, we serve poor and low-income New Yorkers throughout New York City, with special focus on: Manhattan seniors to prevent evictions, and secure benefits and support services to maintain seniors in their homes; SRO residents to defend the rights of SRO tenants facing eviction or confront illegal building conversions; Three-Quarter House residents to improve the conditions of three-quarter houses (also known as illegal boarding houses) and protect tenants’ rights through individual, group and class action litigation; and tenants with mental health disabilities by providing advice, counsel, and representation on housing and related public benefits issues to ensure that they do not end up homeless, hospitalized, or in institutions.

3. FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
We work to preserve homeownership and keep neighborhoods intact by preventing unnecessary foreclosures. We provide this assistance to low-income homeowners in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island facing foreclosure, or who are victims of foreclosure rescue scams or abusive loan servicing or lending practices.

4. TRAINING
We conduct “know-your-rights” workshops for tenants, tenant groups and associations, community organizations and the offices of elected officials upon request.