Public Benefits
The public benefits practice
at Empire Justice Center provides support to advocates helping low-income
New Yorkers access public benefit programs, particularly cash assistance and
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, as
well as other benefit programs such as Unemployment Insurance Benefits and
Veterans Assistance. Empire Justice provides technical assistance
and training, takes referrals of complex cases, and engages in policy advocacy
and, when necessary, litigation to tackle systemic barriers to accessing
benefits.
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The Child Only Grant and Other Benefits for Non-Parent Caregivers
Empire Justice Center has partnered with the NYS Kinship Navigator to create a guide to "The Child Only Grant and Other Benefits for Non-Parent Caregivers." This guide is intended to assist relative caregivers and advocates in obtaining the child only grant and other public benefits. Read More
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012. Read More
Empire Justice IDs key issues for 2012
One of Empire Justice Center’s top issues of 2012 received Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s support when, in his state of the state address earlier this month, the governor announced he wanted to stop the practice of fingerprinting those who apply for food stamps. Read More
Bringing the Mayor to Heel
Choose your metaphor: When Gov. Andrew Cuomo roused a crowd in Albany last week by promising to stop fingerprinting food stamp applicants, was he stepping on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s toes or kicking him in the shin? Read More
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Empire Justice Memo of Support: Provide a Fair & Realistic Auto Resource Rule & Remove the Sunset Provision
We strongly support A.7236 AND S.410, which would replace the current two-tiered automobile resource exclusion with a uniform $9300 exemption, and extend a number of other resource provisions that were enacted as part of welfare reform. Read More
Empire Justice Center's Comments on New York's TANF State Plan 2012 - 14
Our comments to OTDA urging them to take leadership on a number of issues which will improve the lives of low income New Yorkers. Read More
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The Affordable Care Act: Impact on New York State
An overview of the Affordable Care Act's approach to reforming the health care system. Read More
Tool Kit for Community Health Centers- Helping Patients Access Medicaid
This tool kit provides fact sheets and forms on ten different topics related to helping patients access Medicaid coverage or other help with paying for health care services. Read More
Legal Services Journal - Fall 2011
The Fall 2011 Legal Services Journal reports on a wide range of poverty law topics. This issue provides analysis addressing the connection between domestic violence and a victim's increased need, not only for physical protection, but also for privacy safeguards. Also featured in this issue are articles on immigration, language access in hospital care, Medicaid, Food Stamps, foreclosure prevention services program and look at wage theft and the impact on communities and forging a path to wage justice. Thanks to all of our authors for their contributions to this issues of the Legal Services Journal. Read More
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Public Assistance Issues for Teens and Young Adults / Housing Advocacy to Prevent Children from Languishing in Foster Care
This presentation will address some of the benefits and assistance available to teenagers, young adults and young families, approximately ages 16-22. Benefit areas covered will include cash assistance, Food Stamps, Medicaid and housing resources for teens and young adults who are living on their own or aging out of foster care. Read More
Food Stamps 101
This course will cover the rights of individuals to apply for food stamp benefits; the financial and non-financial eligibility requirements of the program, including a brief summary of immigrant rules; a basic look at the food stamp budgeting methodology, including how to read a food stamp budget, and the food stamp recertification process. Read More
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