Telephone Hotline for New York State’s New Americans

The New York State Office for New Americans has a free hotline that has fielded more than 25,000 calls from immigrants and made more than 42,000 referrals to not-for-profit service providers in 2013.

The Office for New Americans was launched by Governor Andrew Cuomo in March of last year as the first statewide office dedicated to helping the state’s immigrants contribute to the economy and became part of New York state.

The hotline provides assistance in more than 200 languages,and is available from 9 am to 8 pm. The hotline number is 1-800-566-7636.