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 2021 Guide to Obtaining Financial Assistance for Burials and Funerals in New York City
Click here to download a PDF version of this guide. Read the full text version below: This guide is for…
VOLS Welcomes New Board Members: Heather Ripley, Parvin D. Moyne, and Rachel M. Fritzler
Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to our Board of Directors: Heather Ripley,…
VOLS Testified at Joint Hearing of City Council Committees on Veterans & Aging
VOLS Legal Director Peter Kempner testified before a joint hearing of the New York City Council’s Committees on Veterans and…
VOLS Applauds $2.1B Excluded Workers Fund in NYS Budget Act
Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) applauds the creation of a first-of-its-kind, $2.1B Excluded Workers Fund in the FY 2022 Enacted…
Elderly Project/Veterans Initiative Newsletter Archive
Please find the latest text only version of our VOLS Elderly Project and Veterans Initiative newsletters below. You can access…
Guide to COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021
UPDATE 12/6/21: The eviction moratorium for commercial and residential tenants has been extended to January 15, 2022. The information and…
