Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
VOLS partners with New York City’s community organizations, law firms and companies
to provide free civil legal services to New Yorkers with limited access to resources.
Our Services
VOLS’ free legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges.
VOLS works with older adults, immigrant youth, individuals seeking public benefits, small business owners, and incarcerated mothers.
What's New At VOLS
VOLS provides Free DACA Renewal Assistance Clinics
Our law firm partnerships and clinics help recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) maintain their immigration benefits, including…
VOLS Immigration Project Client Success Stories
The Immigration Project is happy to share three success stories for the month of April. Naturalization Success Story In April 2022,…
VOLS Newsletter: April 2022
April News: Spring Happenings at VOLS Meeting the civil legal services needs of New Yorkers through pro bono service is…
Pro Bono Spotlight: Deniz Gurbuz
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the VOLS Unemployed Workers Project relaunched a hotline for New Yorkers struggling to access…
VOLS celebrates Social Work with VOLS Unemployed Workers Project intern, Sam Makagon
March was National Social Work Month and this year’s theme was The Time is Right for Social Work. As New…
VOLS testifies at New York City Council Committee on Aging – March 23, 2022
On Wednesday March 23rd, VOLS Legal Director, Peter Kempner testified at an oversight preliminary budget hearing held by the New…
