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Queens Defenders Quickly Responds to Police Brutality Incident in The Rockaways

Less than two weeks after Governor Cuomo signed a ban on police use of chokeholds into law, a young Black man was choked unconscious in Rockaway Park.

Building Up Young People and Giving Space to Thrive as an Activist

The Queens Defenders BLANK Project allows for local youth to learn about the law, how to organize, and bring awareness to current events and social issues.

Queens Defenders Expands Food Pantry and Community Services to Jamaica Area

Queens Defenders is very excited to share an expansion of our Community Outreach services to the Jamaica area.  These new services include weekly pop-up food pantry events, and expansion of our community-based immigration, housing, and legal support, and new initiatives launching in the coming weeks and months.

Justice Matters. It’s Your Right.

170 Rockaway students have been trained as Youth Justice Court advocates since 2010. 77 QD felony youth cases were transferred from Criminal Court to Family Court in 2019.

Justice Matters. It’s Your Right.

Since 1996, Queens Defenders has served more than 450,000 people. Our social workers supported over 525 criminal court clients in 2019.

Justice Matters. It’s Your Right.

Over 5,000 people visited the Rockaway Justice Center in its first year.
QD collaborated with 18 nonprofits to support residents of the Rockaways.

Justice Matters. It’s Your Right.

The Queens Defenders commitment extends well beyond the courtroom. We employ a team of social workers who connect clients with critical resources and alternatives to incarceration.

Justice Matters. It’s Your Right.

2,700 immigrants received legal services from QD in 2019. Our immigration clients come from 113 countries.

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