2025-05-15T08:29:23-05:00 2024-12-31 043728817 TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP 8321 MAIN STREET WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 990 2024-01-01 510198935 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES INC NEIG 7168470650 237 MAIN STREET STE 400 BUFFALO NY 14203 LAUREN BREEN ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7166340700 2025-05-13 1 0 MELISSA WASIECZKO CPA P01524686 7166331373 2025-05-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAUREN BREEN ESQ 237 MAIN STREET STE 400 BUFFALO NY 14203 16563985 0 X WWW.NLS.ORG X 1976 NY SEE SCHEDULE O. 14 14 152 3 0 0 13123679 16508404 9159 40283 12496 15298 0 0 13145334 16563985 2473832 3408858 0 0 8681834 10556408 0 0 0 1718598 1661595 12874264 15626861 271070 937124 6889955 8333371 5499621 6005913 1390334 2327458 X NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (NLS) SEEKS EQUITABLE JUSTICE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, AND EDUCATION TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO, DUE TO FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY, DISABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, OR ABUSE, REQUIRE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION OF THEIR CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS. 0 0 13782165 3408858 40283 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (NLS) IS A NONPROFIT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND IN OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. NLS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THOSE FACING DISABILITIES, EVICTIONS, POOR HOUSING CONDITIONS, POVERTY, DENIAL OF PUBLIC BENEFITS AND FAMILY LAW ISSUES, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION. NLS ALSO PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH HEALTH CARE RELATED ISSUES HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN, MAINTAIN AND USE THEIR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION, NLS SEEKS SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT RESULT IN A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE WNY COMMUNITY. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: ATTORNEY OF THE MORNING, DISABILITY ADVOCACY PROJECT, COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, FAIR HOUSING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, HOMELESS ADVOCACY TASK FORCE, MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS, NEW YORK STATE OF HEALTH NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, UTILITY DISCONNECT HOTLINE, AND WORK INCENTIVES PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE PROJECT. THE JUSTICE BUS TRANSPORTS VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT ERIE, NIAGARA, GENESEE, ORLEANS, AND WYOMING COUNTIES TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. 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UB CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH - ITTIC 438 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14214 SEC 115 8665 0 RESEARCH ERIE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT ONE WEST MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR BUFFALO NY 14203 161337417 501(C)(3) 629636 0 PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PO BOX 9 ALBANY NY 12201 141368361 501(C)(3) 130117 0 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO INC 438 MAIN STREET SUITE 400 BUFFALO NY 14202 160743069 501(C)(3) 625816 0 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM CENTER FOR ELDER LAW AND JUSTICE INC 438 MAIN STREET SUITE 1200 BUFFALO NY 14202 161118282 501(C)(3) 625471 0 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM WNY LAW CENTER 37 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 161497552 501(C)(3) 598114 0 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM CIVIL JUSTICE INC 120 E BALTIMORE ST STE 2500 BALTIMORE MD 21202 522102516 501(C)(3) 32500 0 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM CRISIS SERVICES 100 RIVER ROCK DRIVE STE 300 BUFFALO NY 14207 160956222 501(C)(3) 6851 0 THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROGRAM BELMONT HOUSING RESOURCES WNY 2393 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14214 161080227 501(C)(3) 573000 0 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM ERIE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT ONE WEST MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR BUFFALO NY 14203 161337417 501(C)(3) 42000 0 PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT WNY LAW CENTER 37 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 161497552 501(C)(3) 19865 0 THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROGRAM 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAUREN E BREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 254255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20809 0 275064 0 0 0 KEISHA WILLIAMS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 165862 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8993 0 174855 0 0 0 MELISSA MENDOLERA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 159310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9732 0 169042 0 0 0 VERA VENKOVA DEPUTY DIRECTOR 137236 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17335 0 154571 0 0 0 MARY HANSON ASSISTANT SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 115153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36681 0 151834 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SERVING ERIE, NIAGARA, GENESEE, WYOMING AND ORLEANS COUNTIES, NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (NLS) IS A FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FIRM SEEKING EQUITABLE JUSTICE FOR ALL BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, AND EDUCATION THROUGH MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS AND DIRECT SERVICES RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE ACCESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION, DIVORCE, EVICTION PREVENTION, DISABILITY BENEFITS, WORK SUPPORTS, STUDENT LOANS, SNAP, SHELTER, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFITS TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WHO, DUE TO FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, OR ABUSE, REQUIRE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION OF THEIR CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS. NLS ALSO FURTHERS ITS MISSION THROUGH OUTREACH AND TRAINING SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT SERVE THEM. NLS BENEFITS OVER 15,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY IN MATTERS INCLUDING HEALTH, INCOME MAINTENANCE, HOUSING, FAMILY, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, AND CONSUMER LAW. WITH FIVE OFFICES LOCATED IN BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT, AND BATAVIA, NLS AIMS TO CREATE THE GREATEST ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES TO PURSUE GOALS THAT WILL INCREASE BOTH THE STABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. NLS' AREAS OF SUBSTANTIVE EXPERTISE ARE DISABILITY LAW (SOCIAL SECURITY/SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME DISABILITY APPEALS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS/ACCESS TO CRITICAL ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS/BENEFITS MANAGEMENT ADVISEMENT FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS); PUBLIC BENEFITS (HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY ANALYSIS, SAFETY NET, FOOD STAMPS/SNAP, MEDICAID, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, UTILITY SHUT-OFFS, HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND ADVOCACY); HOUSING (EVICTION PREVENTION, UNINHABITABLE HOUSING CONDITIONS, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, PUBLIC AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING); AND FAMILY LAW (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ORDERS OF PROTECTION, DIVORCE, CUSTODY, CHILD SUPPORT LEGAL SUPPORT). NLS' ASSISTANCE IS TARGETED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH ANNUAL INCOME BETWEEN 125-200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF ERIE, NIAGARA, GENESEE, WYOMING, AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. NLS PROVIDES COUNSEL AND ADVICE; BRIEF SERVICE; ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRIAL COURT REPRESENTATION; APPELLATE REPRESENTATION; COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION; PRO SE MATERIALS; TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PRO-BONO ATTORNEYS; WEB-BASED LEGAL INFORMATION MATERIALS; TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AGENCIES; WRITTEN ADVOCACY AND LEGAL INFORMATION MANUALS; LITIGATION CO-COUNSELING; AND SUPPORT FOR LAW STUDENTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS. BEYOND THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, NLS ATTORNEYS PRACTICE IN ALL TOWN, CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL TRIAL AND APPEALS COURTS IN ITS FIVE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA IN MATTERS INVOLVING FAMILY LAW, EVICTIONS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, APPEALS OF DENIALS OF PUBLIC BENEFITS AND SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) BENEFITS, CIVIL RIGHTS FOR THE DISABLED, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ENFORCEMENT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER AREAS OF CIVIL PRACTICE. NLS' SPECIAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE ITS MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP (MLP) PROGRAM, EMBEDDING LEGAL SERVICES ATTORNEYS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND STAFF TO ADDRESS HEALTH-HARMING LEGAL NEEDS AND REDUCE THE HEALTH CARE COSTS; ATTORNEY OF THE MORNING EVICTIONS DEFENSE; WESTERN NEW YORK EVICTION PREVENTION PROJECT (WNY-EPP), A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL ADVOCACY TO TENANTS IN NLS' ITS FIVE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA, WITH INCOME UP TO 80% OF AMI, WHO ARE FACING EVICTION AND/OR HOMELESSNESS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LEGAL SERVICES AGENCIES WITH NLS AS THE LEAD; COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES, A PROGRAM OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY; DISABILITY ADVOCACY PROJECT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, WHICH EMBEDS ATTORNEYS AT THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER TO BE FIRST LEGAL RESPONDERS FOR FAMILY OFFENSE ORDERS OF PROTECTION; JUSTICE BUS MOBILE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM; FAIR HOUSING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM; HOMELESS ADVOCACY TASK FORCE; NYS OF HEALTH NAVIGATOR PROGRAM; UTILITY DISCONNECT HOTLINE; AND THE WORK INCENTIVES PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE PROJECT. NLS ALSO HAS LONGSTANDING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, WHICH ENHANCE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT NLS SERVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS FORMED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE AUDIT PROCESS AND APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE RELEASE OF THE AUDIT REPORT.