New York Crime Victims Legal Help - Empire Justice Center

Empire Justice Center 1 West Main Street, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14614 crimevictimshelpny.org
Empire Justice Center
585-454-4060

Primary Services
Certificates/Forms Assistance, Legal Information Services

Description
An online resource that connects victims of crime with legal help and information on issues related to their housing, family, employment, finances, and more.

Website offers the following:
- Legal help directory where victims of crime can find trusted nonprofit legal aid programs that may be able to help
- Legal forms that may allow victims of crime to handle their legal matters without a lawyer
- Information pertaining to the legal needs of crime victims and their rights
- A victim compensation guide providing information about filing online claims for victim compensation

Hours
Online resource available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Eligibility
New York State residents.

Intake Process
Visit website: crimevictimshelpny.org

Program Fees
Free.

Languages
Website is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, and Haitian Creole.

Date of Official Change
Jul 06, 2021

Contacts
Jackie Segouin (Primary)
Program & Marketing Manager
jsegouin@empirejustice.org