Our Work

The Safety Net Project stands at the forefront of the fight to reduce poverty and homelessness and to bolster the social safety net by combining a potent mix of direct legal services, research and policy advocacy, media advocacy, and community organizing.

The Safety Net Project fights to prevent evictions, illegal rent increases, uninhabitable living conditions, and other attacks on the social safety net, the homeless, and NYC’s affordable housing stock.

Direct Legal Services

We advise, assist, and represent New York City’s most vulnerable members to fight evictions, ensure tenants obtain necessary repairs to their apartments, and help those eligible for crucial public benefits receive them.

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Research & Policy

Our research, reports, coalition work, and legislative advocacy serve to monitor, investigate, and improve the agencies and systems designed to serve and assist many of the most vulnerable and marginalized New Yorkers.

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Community Organizing

The Safety Net Project is committed to developing, supporting, and organizing community leaders by providing them with the necessary resources and platform to advocate for change and to share their stories of struggle, and resilience.

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Media Advocacy

SNP is committed to using its platform and resources to elevate the voices of those who have historically been excluded from traditional media so that they can lead the conversations on the issues that impact them, using their own words and experiences.

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Coalition Work and Partners

The Safety Net Project has a broad and diverse network of partners with whom we work to both better serve our shared communities and clients and to change policies, procedures, and laws that negatively impact economically distressed and socially marginalized individuals and families.

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“If you’ve lost your way, which I have, there really needs to be avenues to assist with that.”
– Sarah

Stories of Resilience

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We welcome your questions and comments

Main Office

40 Rector Street
New York, NY 10006

Telephone: 646.602.5600

Email: snp@urbanjustice.org

Hours

M-F: 9:00AM-6:00PM

The Safety Net Project does not conduct client intake at our Rector Street Office. For information about our services and walk-in clinics, check out our legal clinic flyer.

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