LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
White Plains, New York
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, a 58-year old organization, is the only provider of comprehensive civil legal services in seven counties of the Lower- and Mid-Hudson Valley (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster). Our mission – which was updated in 2021 to reflect our organization’s commitment to equity as a thread running through all of our work – is to provide high quality counsel in civil matters for low-income individuals and families, and other vulnerable persons, who do not have access to legal representation to maintain their basic needs, and to pursue equity through dismantling systemic oppression. Our vision is to help create a society where all individuals have equal access to justice. LSHV is committed to actively opposing racism and changing systems that tolerate and pe
LSHV was originally incorporated in 1967 as Westchester Legal Services, in Westchester County, NY. Over the years, LSHV expanded in order to meet the growing need for services. In 1995, the agency added Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and in 2004, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties. In response to the demonstrated need in our communities, LSHV has created targeted practice areas to better serve vulnerable populations in need of legal assistance, including the Domestic Violence ... さらに詳しく
