LAC Won't Back Down—Action is Our Middle Name.
Our Priorities
Fighting Discrimination
LAC works to protect and enhance the legal rights of individuals with arrest and conviction records, substance use disorders, HIV, and AIDS and to defend them against discriminatory policies and practices.
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Building Health Equity
LAC works to ensure that health care is accessible and affordable and to end the criminalization of substance use disorders and mental illness.
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Restoring Opportunities
LAC works to eliminate unjust barriers to employment, housing, legal benefits, and other life essentials that individuals in reentry and recovery need to support themselves, their families, and our shared communities.
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Recent Highlights
Contact Us
General
For general inquiries and questions about our work, please reach out to our New York office at:
Media
Press or other media can reach out to our communications team at:
Training
For information about upcoming trainings, please contact our Training Coordinator at:
Development
To learn about supporting LAC, please reach out to our development staff at:
Accessibility
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If you live in New York State and need help from LAC’s legal staff, please give us a call at (212) 243-1313.
You can also visit our Legal Help page or FAQs for more information.