A NETWORK FOR CHANGE New York Appleseed expands opportunity by addressing disparities in New York City and its greater metropolitan area. We collaborate with volunteer lawyers and other professionals, business leaders, government officials and community advocates to identify issues, conduct research and advocate for solutions. We organize public-private partnerships, publish our findings and encourage project replication. New York Appleseed is a non-partisan, independent voice for reform.   GET INVOLVED! If you are a non-profit organization or government agency seeking assistance with a policy challenge, become a New York Appleseed Project Partner! For details, please email Director David Tipson. If you are an attorney or professional who would like to volunteer, drop us a line at appleseed@appleseednetwork.org.   We are always grateful for donations to support or work. Click here for details.   HISTORY An extention of the National Office, New York Appleseed opened its doors in 2007, though its roots of stretch back to 2002, when Appleseed partnered with New York City's Department of Education to develop a teacher recruitment and retention program.		Due Process and Consumer Debt: Eliminating the Barriers to Justice in Consumer Credit Cases      Click here for more on consumer protection and financial literacy.   All Work and No Pay:  Expanding Access to New York's Earned Income Credit for Self-Employed and Cash-Earning Workers
ABOUT APPLESEED A non-profit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the U.S. and Mexico, Appleseed is dedicated to building a society where opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest. For more information, visit www.appleseednetwork.org.   Appleseed thanks Shearman & Sterling LLP for its generous donation of office space and support of our work.