We provide free immigration, housing, and employment legal services, tenant organizing & community legal education to low-income New Yorkers.
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🚨 BEWARE OF SCAMS 🚨
1. Catholic Migration Services and Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens are warning the public about fraudulent scams using its name to exploit individuals seeking help.
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5. and information on how and where to find City-funded, free, and safe immigration legal help. If you believe you have been contacted by a scammer or have questions about a communication claiming to be from Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens or Catholic Migration Services,
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6. please contact the organizations directly at: Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens: 718-722-6001 Catholic Migration Services Brooklyn Office: 718-236-3000; or Catholic Migration Services Queens Office: 347-472-3500. #ScamAwareness #ScamAlert #FraudAlert #StayAlert
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🚨 CUIDADO CON LAS ESTAFAS 🚨
1. Catholic Migration Services y Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens advierten al publico sobre personas que utilizan nuestro nombre para estafar a personas que necesitan ayuda.
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2. Los estafadores se hacen pasar falsamente por abogados, empleados or representantes de Catholic Migration Services o Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens y solicitan dinero a cambio de servicios.
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3. Catholic Migration Services y Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens NO COBRAN DINERO A CAMBIO DE NUESTROS SERVICIOS. #alerta #fraude #estafa #fraudalert #OnlineScams #CMS
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See this Instagram photo by @cmsbq instagram.com/p/DYXI_3fun2s/…
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We’re grateful to the Legislature for restoring full funding for the IOLA Fund in their one-house budget proposals. Civil legal services help New Yorkers facing eviction, domestic violence, immigration challenges and more access justice when they need it most. 🧵
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IOLA funding does not come from taxpayer dollars. It comes from interest earned on attorney escrow accounts and is dedicated by law to supporting civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers.
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We urge @GovKathyHochul and the Legislature to ensure full IOLA funding is included in the final enacted budget. New Yorkers facing legal crises deserve nothing less.
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This is NOT taxpayer money.
IOLA funds come from interest on attorney escrow accounts and are held by statute solely to support civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers.
Send a letter now: actionnetwork.org/letters/re…
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🚨 New York must restore full IOLA funding in the final budget.
@GovKathyHochul’s 30-day amendments did NOT provide the full $102.5M requested for the IOLA Fund – putting civil legal services at risk.
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IOLA funds civil legal services that help New Yorkers stay housed, access benefits, and protect their families.
The Governor’s budget comes up nearly 25% short on IOLA funding, triggering cuts to legal services for low-income New Yorkers. This can still be fixed. @GovKathyHochul
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1 - Civil legal services help New Yorkers stay housed, access benefits, and protect their families. @GovKathyHochul Executive Budget leaves IOLA nearly $25M short — threatening jobs, services, and stability statewide.
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2 - This front page of the @QueensEagle story lays out what’s at stake (Page 16) :  static1.squarespace.com/stat….
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