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Queens) This Is a List of Places Where You Can Get Free Legal, Financial, and Food and Nutrition Help Social Services in Your Community (Queens) This is a list of places where you can get free legal, financial, and food and nutrition help. Due to COVID-19, offices may be closed for in-person visits. Please call, email or visit organization’s website for more information. Immigration Advocacy and Legal Services LegalHealth, a division of New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), provides immigration-focused legal services to address matters like residency, citizenship, visas, asylum, and concerns related to the pending federal “public charge rule” proposal. NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst – NYLAG (LegalHealth) 79-01 Broadway, Room A-1-23, Queens, NY 11373 | Hours: Tues – Fri: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 929-333-2264 | www.legalhealth.org Action NYC City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007 | Hours: Mon – Fri: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. 800-354-0365 | www1.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/help/legal-services/actionnyc.page General Legal Assistance LegalHealth, a division of NYLAG, offers patients legal help with housing, public benefits, health insurance, advance planning, family law, employment, and other issues. NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens – NYLAG (LegalHealth) 82-68 164th St., Geriatrics, P023, Queens, NY 11432 | Hours: Thurs only: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. 929-333-2264 | www.legalhealth.org NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst – NYLAG (LegalHealth) 79-01 Broadway, Hope Pavilion, Rooms A-1-25 and A-1-23, Queens, NY 11373 | Hours: Wed: 12 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.; Thurs: 9:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 929-333-2264 | www.legalhealth.org WIC Enrollment The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides free, healthy foods for pregnant or breast-feeding women and children under the age of 5. You can enroll and receive services in a site near you, such as nutrition services, breastfeeding counseling, and checks. NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst - WIC Program 81-06 Baxter Ave., Elmhurst, NY 11373 | Hours: Mon, Wed and Fri: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues and Thurs: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 718-334-3265 | www.nychealthandhospitals.org/elmhurst NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens - WIC Program 79-18 164th St., Jamaica, NY 11432 | Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Wed: 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 718-883-4868 | www.nychealthandhospitals.org/queens 1 Queens English 9/20 Food and Nutrition: SNAP Enrollment The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as "food stamps", provides food assistance for low-income New Yorkers. SNAP enrollers at several sites help you with enrollment and referrals to partners for food pantries, soup kitchens, medically tailored food delivered to your home, WIC, and congregate meals. Call 311 and say “GetFood” or visit nyc.gov/getfood for information about the closest food pantry or to determine eligibility for free meal delivery. Korean Community Services – Queens Food Resource Table – NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst – SNAP Enroller and Food Security Specialist 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373 | Hours: Mon – Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 718-939-6137 | www.kcsny.org Korean Community Services – Queens Food Resource Table – NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens – SNAP Enroller and Food Security Specialist 82-68 164th St., Jamaica, NY 11432 | Hours: Mon – Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 718-939-6137 | www.kcsny.org Financial Assistance Single Stop connects people to the resources they need to put food on the table, get higher education, and achieve financial stability. MinKwon Center for Community Action – Single Stop 133-29 41st Ave., Suite 202, Flushing, NY 11355 | Hours: Mon – Fri: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 718-460-5600 | www.minkwon.org | [email protected] Public Health Solutions Neighborhood WIC Center – Flushing – Single Stop 42-60 Main St., Flushing, NY 11355 | Hours: Mon: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues – Fri: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 718-961-6381 | www.wicny.org | [email protected] The Child Center of New York – Flushing Clinic – Single Stop 140-15B Sanford Ave., Flushing, NY 11355 | Hours: Mon – Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 718-358-8288 |www.childcenterny.org The Fortune Society – Single Stop 29-76 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 | Hours: Mon – Thurs: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Fri: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 212-691-7554 | www.fortunesociety.org 2 Queens English 9/20 Important Numbers and Websites Emergency Services NYC Well 911 888-692-9355 (NYC-WELL) Suicide Prevention Lifeline Poison Control 800-273-8255 (TALK) 800-222-1222 National Runaway Safeline Sexual Assault Hotline 800-786-2929 (RUNAWAY) 800-656-4673 (HOPE) City Services Substance Use Referral 311 800-662-4357 (HELP) Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453 (4-A-CHILD) 3 Queens English 9/20 .
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