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About Us

Justice Learning Center

Our Mission: Empowerment through education
to fight poverty and seek racial, social, and economic justice.

We seek to create inclusive learning environments that are participant centered, interactive, accessible, and take into account different learning styles, different professional backgrounds, and different methods of engagement.

We’re the largest poverty law educational program in the country.

  • 6,000 members
  • 3,500 participants per year
  • 150 classes per year

 

Our instructors bring extensive depth and breadth of expertise, and include Legal Services NYC experts, law school professors, and leading thinkers from NYC’s public interest and private bar.

Our Class Topics

  • Communication
    Consumer/ Bankruptcy
    Disability
    Diversity &
    Inclusivity
  • Education
    Elder Law
    Employment
    Ethics
  • Family
    Foreclosure
    Prevention
    Health/HIV
    Housing
  • Immigration
    Language
    Access
    LGBTQ
    Management
    &
    Supervision
  • Nonprofits
    Practice Skills
    Public
    Benefits
    SSI/SSD
  • Tax/EITC
    Technology
    Veterans
    Wellness &
    Resiliency

Legal Services NYC

The Justice Learning Center is a critical part of Legal Services NYC, which fights poverty and seeks racial, social, and economic justice for New Yorkers that have low-income. For nearly 50 years, LSNYC has challenged systemic injustice and helped clients meet basic needs for housing, access to high-quality education, health care, family stability, and income and economic security. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country, with deep roots in all of the communities we serve. Our neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs help more than 80,000 New Yorkers annually.

 

For more information about LSNYC - click here.

 

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring that the Justice Learning Center site is accessible to all users and dedicated to improving our functionality and design.

If you have suggestions to make our site more accessible or would like to report any problems using our site, please email us at learningcenter@lsnyc.org.

Our Team


Doreen Odom – Director of Legal Education and Professional Development

Robert Marin - Training Program & Production Assistant

Anthony Navarrete - Training Program Associate