Rent Relief Available in Jersey City!
Jersey City is taking applications for its rent relief lottery. Apply from April 12th through 18th! Click the flyer below to access the...
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Congratulations Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson!
As Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court, we recognize and celebrate the deep significance of her appointment, both as...
Help with Utilities Is Available for Eligible NJ Residents
Are you having trouble paying utilities during the pandemic? Help paying your utility bills is available for eligible New Jersey...
NNJLS in the Jersey Journal: Tracking the Growing Housing Crisis
The Jersey Journal spoke recently with Gregory Diebold, Director of Litigation at NNJLS, for a story on the growing backlog of cases in...
NNJLS Executive Director John Fitzgerald Announces Retirement
The executive director of Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, John Fitzgerald, will retire effective July 1, 2022. Fitzgerald has been...
Fighting “A Practical Denial of Justice”: Legal Services in American History
We are grateful for the opportunity during Black History Month to honor the contributions of Black Americans and to do work, however...
The Chance to Change: Remembering MLK
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we...
Services for Seniors!
As Covid-19 cases spike from the Omicron variant, we are still here to help. All of our services are available remotely, to help protect...
How FEMA Can Help After A Disaster
FEMA has posted a brochure in 27 different languages on "Help After a Disaster: FEMA Individual Assistance Can Help You Recover." Below...
What You Can Do to Prepare for Storm Season
Superstorms and hurricanes have rocked the northeast, especially New Jersey, in recent years. Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, and now Ida proved...
NNJLS Remembers 9/11
Where were you when you found out? This week, staff at NNJLS reflected on the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. 3,000...
Why Get Vaccinated?
After a year of working remotely, Northeast New Jersey Legal Services's (NNJLS) staff of experienced attorneys returned to all three...
Important Message for Tenants in NJ
If you have previously contacted our program for housing assistance, this message is crucial for you. We wanted you to know that a very...
Important Notice to Tenants Regarding Mandatory Settlement Conferences
New Jersey Courts have begun to schedule settlement conferences in eviction cases for nonpayment of rent. If you get one of these...
Please Join Us in Observing Juneteenth
On June 19th, 1865, Texas became one of the last major states in America to recognize the end of slavery – this sparked a celebration in...
Standing in Solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander Community
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services is committed to the effort to dismantle systems of racism and oppression and will continue to...
COVID-19 Housing and Rental Relief Resources
We're here to help tenants and homeowners in Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties. As of May 2021: Passaic County COVID-19 Rental Relief...
A Message to the Community
One of our guiding principles at Northeast New Jersey Legal Services (NNJLS) is to acknowledge the many injustices of the world and to...
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