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AFC, or Advocates for Children of New York, is a community organization that helps students in New York City who are having problems with school, have special needs, or are being treated unfairly by providing them with education and knowledge. AFC helps children from low-income families from the moment they are born until […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,18,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educational-law","category-legal-services","category-special-needs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113606"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119687,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113606\/revisions\/119687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAFC helps children from low-income families from the moment they are born until they are 26 years old. To get services, call their education support at (866) 427-6033 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or email info@advocatesforchildren.org.
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\nIn addition, AFC also offers free workshops and training sessions to help parents develop the skills to advocate for their children successfully. Check out their website for event information at https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org.<\/a>
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\nOTHER SPECIAL NEEDS ADVOCACY RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 Information about supports, services, and the special education process<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/includenyc.org\/help-center<\/a>
\nEnglish (212) 677-4660
\nEspa\u00f1ol\/Spanish (212) 677-4668
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\n\u2022 Laws and Regulations Related to Special Education and Students with Disabilities<\/strong>
\nwww.nysed.gov\/special-education\/laws-and-regulations-related-special-education-and-students-disabilities<\/a>
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\n\u2022 Resolving Disputes with Your School with Due Process Hearings<\/strong>
\nwww.nyc.gov\/site\/oath\/special-ed\/due-process-hearings.page<\/a>
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\n\u2022 Legal Help<\/strong>
\n— Assistance with Legal Services NYC (non-profit)<\/strong>
\nwww.legalservicesnyc.org\/what-we-do\/practice-areas-and-projects\/access-to-education<\/a>
\nThe legal assistance hotline is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 4 pm. Call 917-661-4500 to speak to an intake officer in any language.
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\n— Assistance with Legal Aid NYC (non-profit)<\/strong>
\nlegalaidnyc.org\/get-help<\/a>
\nYou can reach any Legal Aid staff member by calling their main number, 212-577-3300.
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\nUpdated on May 29, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n
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