Simplify the Courts! is a growing alliance of over 100 organizations from all parts of the state organized to achieve the critical goal of simplifying the New York State court system. Modern Courts is the lead organizer of the Simplify the Courts! Coalition.
Our Vision of Success is to reverse the adverse impact that a poorly designed, confusing court structure has had on the system of justice.
Coalition Members
-
Access Justice Brooklyn
Brooklyn -
Anti Violence Project NYC
All Boroughs in New York City -
Buffalo/Niagara League of Women Voters
Erie and Niagara Counties -
Business Council of New York State
Statewide -
Capital District Women’s Bar Association Legal Project
-
CASA – New York State
Statewide -
CASA of Rockland County
-
CASA-NYC
-
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany
Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie, Warren, Washington -
Center for Community Alternatives, Inc., New York City, Syracuse and Rochester
Statewide, with offices in NYC, Syracuse, Rochester and White Plains -
Center for Court Innovation
-
Center for Elder Law and Justice, Erie County
-
Center for Safety and Change, Rockland County
-
Children’s Aid
-
Children’s Defense Fund, NY
Statewide -
Citizens Union
-
Citizens’ Committee for Children
All Boroughs in New York City -
Committee to Reform the State Constitution
-
Common Cause New York
-
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Statewide -
Crime Victims Treatment Center
NYC, Brooklyn, Morningside Heights -
Day One
Providing legal services in all 5 boroughs all of NYC and technical assistance statewide -
Downstate Coalition for Crime Victims
-
Empire Justice Center
Statewide, with offices in Rochester, Albany, Westchester and Long Island -
Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island (ECLI)
Suffolk County, Nassau County -
Erie County Bar Association (ECBA) Volunteer Lawyers Project
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming Counties -
Family Services Society of Yonkers
Bronx, New York, Westchester, Yonkers -
FamilyKind
All Boroughs in New York City, Westchester and Long Island -
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
All Boroughs in New York City -
Fines and Fees Justice Center
-
Footsteps
NYC, Rockland County -
Forestdale
Queens -
Good Shepherd Services
New York City, the Bronx and Brooklyn -
Grace Smith House, Inc.
Dutchess County -
Graham Windham
-
HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services
-
Her Justice
All Boroughs in New York City -
Hope’s Door
Westchester County -
Human Services Council
Represents 170 human services nonprofits across New York City -
Immigrant Justice Corp
-
JCCA (formerly known as Jewish Child Care Association)
All Boroughs in New York City -
LawHelpNY
Statewide -
Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence
New York City metropolitan area -
Lawyers for Children, Inc.
All Boroughs in New York City -
League of Women Voters NYC
-
League of Women Voters of New York State
Statewide -
League of Women Voters of the Syracuse Metropolitan Area
City of Syracuse and Onondaga County -
LGBT Bar Association of New York
-
LIFT (Legal Information for Families Today)
NYC and Statewide -
Long Island Association
Nassau and Suffolk Counties -
Long Island Housing Services, Inc.
Nassau and Suffolk Counties -
Mobilization for Justice, Inc.
All Boroughs in New York City -
Modern Courts
Statewide -
My Sister’s Place
Westchester County -
NAACP New York Conference
-
Neighborhood SHOPP
The Bronx -
New Alternatives for Children
-
New Castle League of Women Voters
New Castle, Chappaqua and Millwood in Westchester County -
New York City Bar Association
All Boroughs in New York City -
New York Immigration Coalition
Statewide -
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
All Boroughs in New York City and Statewide -
New York Legal Assistance Group/NYLAG
All Boroughs in New York City with limited services in Westchester and Long Island -
New York Legal Services Coalition
-
New York State Bar Association
Statewide -
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Statewide -
North Country League of Women Voters
Clinton and Essex Counties -
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation/NMIC
-
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., (OCA) Crisis & Development Services
-
Pace Women’s Justice Center
Westchester County, Putnam County -
Partnership for New York City
All Boroughs in New York City -
Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Statewide -
Prison Families Anonymous
-
ProBonoNet
Statewide, Nationwide -
Queens County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Queens -
Rising Ground (formerly Leake and Watts)
NYC, with a particular focus in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Northern Manhattan, and Westchester -
Rivertowns League of Women Voters
The Rivertowns in NY from Yonkers to Ossining -
Rochester Metropolitan Area League of Women Voters
Monroe County -
Rockland County League of Women Voters
Rockland County -
Safe Homes of Orange County
Orange and Sullivan County -
Safe Horizon
All Boroughs in New York City -
Safe Passage Project
New York City and Long Island -
Sanctuary for Families
All Boroughs in New York City -
Saratoga County League of Women Voters
Saratoga, Warren & Washington Counties -
SCO Family of Services
All Boroughs in New York City -
Shalom Task Force
-
Sheltering Arms
-
STOP Domestic Violence/Behavioral Health Services North, Inc.
Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties -
The Children’s Law Center
All Boroughs in New York City -
The Door
All five boroughs of NYC, and occasionally Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties -
The Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services
All Boroughs in New York City and Westchester County -
The Legal Aid Society of NYC
All Boroughs in New York City -
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester
-
The Safe Center Long Island
Nassau County, Long Island -
UJA Federation – NY
-
United Neighborhood Houses
42 settlement houses located in the five boroughs of New York City, Albany and Onondaga -
Unity House of Troy, Inc.
Rensselaer County and Albany County -
Urban Justice Center
All Boroughs in New York City -
Urban Resource Institute
All Boroughs in New York City -
Vera House, Inc.
Onondaga County -
Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS)
Suffolk County -
Violence Intervention Program, Inc.
All Boroughs in New York City with offices in East Harlem, South Bronx, Highbridge Bronx, and Corona in Queens -
Voices of Women
All Boroughs in New York City -
VOLS (Volunteers of Legal Services)
All Boroughs in New York City -
Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County, Inc.
Central New York, with programs based in Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego and Jefferson Counties -
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County
Monroe County, primarily -
Weinberg Center for Elder Justice at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale
-
Westchester County Office for Women
Westchester County -
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Westchester County -
Westchester Women’s Agenda
Westchester County -
Western New York Law Center
Allegheny, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties -
William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center at Touro Law Center, Suffolk County
-
Youth Represent