Human Rights
NY Division of Human Rights Hotline
888-392-3644
https://dhr.ny.gov/complaint
Employment, housing and commercial space,
Public accommodation
Educational, and
All credit transactions
New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)
(ACLU of NY)
41 State Street, Suite 612
Albany, New York 12207
Phone:
(518) 436-8594
Fax:
(518) 426-9341
Email:
mtrimble@nyclu.org
ACLU
https://www.aclu.org
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
(212) 549-2500 to reach the ACLU Office
Rights Advocacy
Center for Law and Justice, Inc.
Pine West Plaza Building 2
Washington Ave. Ext.
Albany, NY 12205
Locations
220 Green Street
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: (518) 427-8361
Fax: 518.427.8362
Office Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Government Contacts
The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
1-518-474-8390 | Office hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Kathy Sheehan
Title: Mayor
Phone: 518-434-5100
mayor@albanyny.gov
Letitia James
New York State Attorney General
Office of the New York State Attorney General
The Capitol
Albany NY 12224-0341
Phone: 1-800-771-7755
https://ag.ny.gov/file-complaint/civil-rights
Free Legal Assistance
The Legal Project
24 Aviation Road
Suite 101
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 435-1770
https://legalproject.org
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center
Harold L. Joyce Albany County Office Building
112 State St., Room 1010
Albany, NY 12207
Phone (518) 447-7100
Fax (518) 447-7102
cvsvc@albanycountyny.gov
24-Hour Sexual Assault Hotline: (518) 447-7716
U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
Equinox Inc.
500 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
Domestic Violence Hotline
518.432.7865
Domestic Violence Outreach Services
518.434.6135
Domestic Violence Shelter
518.432.8950
ReProductive Health
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
(518) 434-5678
855 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Mental Health
Equinox Inc.
500 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
(Mental Health Services) 518.435.9931
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741
Local contact
Missy Stolfi, M.Ed. (she/her)
Area Director, Capital Region NY
mstolfi@afsp.org
(518) 791-1544
Refugees and Immigration Help
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Phone: 518-459-1790
Fax: 518-282-6117
Email: info@uscri-albany.org
RISSE (Refugee & Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus, Inc.)
240 W Lawrence St, Albany, NY 12208
info@risse-albany.org
(518) 621-1041
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LGBTQIA+ Resources
Pride Center of the Capital Region
332 Hudson Ave, Albany NY
(518) 462-6138 | info@capitalpridecenter.org | www.capitalpridecenter.org
In Our Own Voices
LGBTQIA+ BIPOC
245 Lark Street
Albany, NY 12210
Phone 518.432.4188
Fax 518.432.4123
info@inourownvoices.org
Homelessness
Unity House
2431 Sixth Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
(518) 274-2607
Additional Immigration Information -
New York State Immigration Hotline: Monday- Friday, 8am-6pm, 1-800-566-7636 (Statewide)
● USCIS Free Legal Advice Hotline for Detained Immigrants: will allow detained individuals to contact
federal immigration authorities if they believe they may be victims or the crime, or if they are U.S. citizens
or residents being unlawfully detained. The hotline is available 24/7. The toll free number is; (855) 448-6903,
Translation services in several languages will be Legal Aid Society’s Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Hotline - Monday through Friday, 9am
to 5pm, 1-888-284-2772.
● Immigrant Defense Project Hotline - for people or families of those facing in detention and/or facing
deportation - Open; Tues & Thurs 2-4:30, call them at (212) 725-6422 (nationwide)
● Catholic Charities New York State (NYS) New Americans Hotline: 1-212-419-3737 or
1-800-566-7636 (Toll-free in NYS)
● Daily News/Citizenship NOW! Hotline: English: (212) 590-1613; Español: (212) 590-1618
● Central American Refugee Center CARECEN provides free counseling via telephone to low-income
people on basic immigration matters for English and Spanish-speaking immigrants and their family
members. Those eligible for services are referred to their scheduler for application preparation. The
number is: (516) 489-8330.
● LatinoJustice PRLDEF: Their telephone service provides legal advice and referrals in Spanish and
English for Latinos on issues of housing, employment, immigration, discrimination, civil rights violations
and hate crimes. The number is: 800-328-2322.
