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Informational Flyers

Consumer, Credit, and Debt Issues

Wage Garnishment

Know Your Rights! Wage Garnishment

Criminal Charges and Convictions

Automated Expungement for Marijuana and Hashish

Know Your Rights!: Automated Expungement for Marijuana and Hashish-Related Cases


Family and Relationships

Five Common Child Welfare Myths

Five Common Child Welfare Myths—False Messages Given to Kinship Caregivers Seeking Licensure and Placement of Children

Prepare for a DV Restraining Order Risk Assessment

How to Prepare for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order Risk Assessment



Creating a Domestic Violence Safety Plan

Creating a Domestic Violence Safety Plan


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Housing Instability Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect!

Supporting and Preserving Families—Housing Instability Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect!

Poverty Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect!

Supporting and Preserving Families—Poverty Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect!



LSNJ Domestic Violence Resources

LSNJ Domestic Violence Resources

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Government Aid and Services

LSNJ Interpreter Services

Legal Services of New Jersey Interpreter Services



Know Your Welfare Rights!: Appealing a Welfare Decision

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Appealing a Welfare Decision

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Are you Applying for Welfare?

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Applying – Are you Applying for Welfare?



Know Your Welfare Rights!: Domestic Violence

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Domestic Violence

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Sanctions

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Sanctions

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Welfare to Work Program

Know Your Welfare Rights!: Welfare to Work Program

Your Right to an Interpreter

Your Right to an Interpreter


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NJ SNAP Benefits Changes —What You Need to Know

NJ SNAP Benefits Changes —What You Need to Know



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SNAP Eligibility for College Students

SNAP Eligibility for College Students



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Voting in New Jersey

SNAP Eligibility for College Students



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Applying For FEMA Assistance

Applying For FEMA Assistance (Federal Emergency Management Agency)



SBA Disaster Assistance Loans for Homeowners and Renters

SBA Disaster Assistance Loans for Homeowners and Renters


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Know Your Welfare Rights!: WFNJ and EA Time Limits

Know Your Rights: WFNJ and EA Time Limits

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Maximizing SNAP Benefits: Medical Deductions

Maximizing SNAP Benefits: Medical Deductions



SNAP Food Assistance: Immigrants and SNAP Benefits

SNAP Food Assistance: Immigrants and SNAP Benefits

Health Care

Medicaid Fair Hearing Process

Medicaid Fair Hearing Process

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Health Care Coverage Options for College Students

Health Care Coverage Options for College Students in New Jersey

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Housing

Know Your Rights Against Illegal Evictions!

Know Your Rights Against Illegal Evictions!


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Legal Services of New Jersey Housing Stability Initiative

Legal Services of New Jersey Housing Stability Initiative

Are you at risk of being evicted?

Are you at risk of being evicted?

School and Learning

Know Your Educational Rights!

Know Your Educational Rights!


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Taxes

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers


Victims of Crime

LSNJ PROTECT (1-844-576-5776)—For Victims of Trafficking

LSNJ PROTECT (1-844-576-5776)—For Victims of Trafficking