Community Services
Tenant & immigration counseling, youth & senior programs
Community Services
Asian Americans for Equality has a long history of helping members of our communities with a wide range of housing, immigration, and other quality of life issues. AAFE works with clients one-on-one to ensure their rights to safe and decent housing, to secure and extend appropriate government housing subsidies, to make sure they have access to social support programs, such as food stamps and Medicaid and to provide assistance with immigration matters. Counselors are available in our storefront offices in Manhattan’s Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Flushing, Queens and Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
TENANT COUNSELING
- Landlord/tenant disputes
- Applying for affordable housing
- Applying for NYCHA housing
- Housing court matters
IMMIGRATION SERVICES
- Citizenship applications
- Green Card replacement/renewal
- Fee waivers for applications
- Family petitions
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
- Health care applications
- Medical billing issues
- Medicare premium waivers
- Applications for other social services
SENIOR SERVICES
- AAFECare Senior Center
- SNAP applications (food stamps)
- SCRIE applications
- HEAP applications
YOUTH PROGRAMS
- College readiness
- College & financial aid applications
- Service learning activities
- Annual Career Conference
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
- Job placement services
- Interview skills training
- English language instruction
- Resume preparation
Asian Americans for Equality has a long history of helping members of our communities with a wide range of housing, immigration, and other quality of life issues. AAFE works with clients one-on-one to ensure their rights to safe and decent housing, to secure and extend appropriate government housing subsidies, to make sure they have access to social support programs, such as food stamps and Medicaid and to provide assistance with immigration matters. Counselors are available in our storefront offices in Manhattan’s Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Flushing, Queens and Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
How to Get Help
We have offices throughout New York City. Please see the bottom of this page for contact information.
Tenant Counseling
- Landlord/tenant disputes
- Applying for affordable housing
- Applying for NYCHA housing
- Housing court matters
Immigration Services
- Citizenship applications
- Green Card replacement/renewal
- Fee waivers for applications
- Family petitions
Government Benefits
- Health care applications
- Medical billing issues
- Medicare premium waivers
- Applications for other social services
Senior Services
- AAFECare Senior Center
- SNAP applications (food stamps)
- SCRIE applications
- HEAP applications
Youth Programs
- College readiness
- College & financial aid applications
- Service learning activities
- Annual Career Conference
Workforce Development
- Job placement services
- Interview skills training
- English language instruction
- Resume preparation
Contact Us
212-979-8988 (Manhattan)
718-961-0888 (Flushing, Queens)
718-316-9993 (Jackson Heights, Queens)
Email AAFE
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