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
2021 End-of-Year Report for VOLS Senior Law Project
Your Support Empowers Older New Yorkers 2021 was a year of both heartache and hope for New York City's seniors.…
SIJS Client Story: Eric M. Receives His Green Card
VOLS’ client Eric M.* arrived in the Unites States from Ecuador in March 2020, right at the start of the…
2021 End-of-Year Report for VOLS Unemployed Workers Project
Your Support Helps NYC's Workers to Bounce Forward With the support of our partners and donors, Volunteers of Legal Service…
VOLS Testifies At New York City Council Committee On Small Business and Veterans – December 2, 2021
On December 2, 2021, VOLS’ Legal Director Peter Kempner testified before a joint oversight hearing on “Supporting Veteran Entrepreneurship” held…
Unemployed Workers Project 2021 Client Stories
Ms. M story: VOLS is representing Ms. M, an immigrant from Guinea, who believed that her work permit renewal was received before her previous permit…
