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LIFT
For more than a decade, LIFT has been a pioneer and leader in promoting access to justice for disadvantaged families embroiled in the New York City Family Court system. We are the only organization in New York City dedicated to empowering court-involved families by providing them with the tools they need to make informed legal decisions and successfully navigate the legal system.
All of LIFT’s programs are driven by our mission: to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education, and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies.
To accomplish this mission, LIFT operates:
- Education & Information Sites in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens Family Courts;
- A Legal Education Program - offering a variety of community education workshops throughout New York Citys neighborhoods;
- A Legal Information Hotline;
- The Judge for a Day Program; and
- The Family Legal Center
LIFT also creates and distributes Legal
Resource Guides which provide information about a wide-range of matters
addressed in Family Court. The guides are available in Chinese, English,
Haitian/Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
Over the last year, LIFT has served nearly 55,000 people - 92% of whom
did not have a lawyer and the majority of whom were Black or Latina mothers.
The organization has received national recognition as an exemplary Family
Court program and works to inform statewide reform of the courts by serving
on numerous influential advisory committees and coalitions.
With no other non-profit doing this
work in New York City, LIFT offers one-of-a-kind services to some of the
City's most vulnerable families. The organization has grown significantly
during the past three years. Thanks to the ongoing generosity of our diverse
supporters, LIFT continues to forge innovative solutions for families
and individuals embroiled in complex legal systems, many of whom lack
the benefit of legal representation or the tools necessary to access justice.
All of us at LIFT are deeply grateful to the supporters and funders who
ensure our ongoing success.
Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to LIFT.
Why Support LIFT?
Click here to learn more.
LIFT warmly thanks all those who joined our 2008 Gala. Click here to learn more.
What's New at LIFT
LIFT was named a semifinalist for the 2008 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Award, given to the nonprofit that best exhibits excellence in management and that plays a critical role in enriching and improving the lives of people in New York City.
LIFT was profiled in the July edition of the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG) "Voices from the Front Line." Click here to read the profile.
[Last updated on August 19, 2008]
