Helpful Community Services

HELPFUL COMMUNITY SERVICES

Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
(212) 714-2904
www.lgirtf.org

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
(212) 809-8585
www.lambdalegal.org

Lesbian & Gay Law Association Of Greater New York
(212) 353-9118 or (212) 459-4873
www.le-gal.org

Identity House
(212) 243-8181
www.identityhouse.org

NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
(212) 714-1184
24-HOUR HOTLINE (212) 714-1141
www.avp.org

Gay Men's Health Crisis
(212) 807-6655
TTD (212) 645-7470
www.gmhc.org

Michael Callen-Audre Lorde
Community Health Center
(212) 271-7200
www.callen-lorde.org

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS:

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration (800) 375-5283
www.immigration.gov/graphics
Passport Appointments (800) 676-2273
Voter Registration Information (212) VOTE-NYC
Home Energy Assistance Program (800) 692-0557
Human Resources Administration Info line
(Food Stamps, Medicaid, rent assistance) (877) HRA-8411

EMERGENCIES:

AIDS Hotline (800) 342-AIDS
Línea de SIDA (800) 344-7432
Alcohol and Drug Abuse (800) 729-6686
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (800) 227-8922
Enfermedades de Transimisión Sexual (800) 344-7432
Rape/Sexual Abuse Hotline (212) 267-7273

COMPLAINTS

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (212) 748-8500
Consumer Complaints (212) 487-4444
Housing Complaints (212) New-York
NYC Human Rights Commission (212) 306-7500
NYC Building Dept. (212) 566-5000