Know Your Rights

Click the links next to the bullet points to directly access various brochures or click the headings to read summaries and learn more about each program.

Consumer

• Understanding Your Credit History

Education

• Re-enrolling in Public Schools
• Special Education: Access and Eligibility
• Special Education: Early Intervention
• Special Education: Requesting an Impartial Hearing

Family

• How to Obtain Child Support
• Orders of Protection from Domestic Violence

Housing

• Eviction Prevention and Emergency Shelter
• Tenant Awareness and Organizing

Immingration

• Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants
• How to Apply for a Green Card
• Immigrant Families and Public Schools

Low-Income Subsidies

• Subsidies for Low Income Families
• How to Apply for Food Stamps
• How to Enroll in Medicaid and Child Health Plus
• Fair Hearings and Public Benefits
• SSI Disability for Children: The Appeal Process

Teens

• Legal Rights of Teens in Foster Care
• Public Benefits for Minors and Emancipated Youth
• Teen Access to Health Care and Family Planning

For further inquiries please contact:

The Children’s Aid Society
Office of Public Policy and Client Advocacy
(212) 358-8930