Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
VOLS provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers through close partnerships with community-based organizations, law firms and companies. Our vision is access to justice for every New Yorker.
Our Services
VOLS’ free legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges.
Our legal programs support older adults with incapacity and life planning, immigrant young people and families navigating immigration laws, individuals seeking access to public benefits, small business owners with transactional legal challenges, and incarcerated mothers with family law questions.
What's New At VOLS
VOLS Immigration Project Client interviewed by The New York Times
In July 2021, The New York Times' Miriam Jordan reported that: A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled unlawful…
VOLS Newsletter: July 2021
SIGN UP FOR THE VOLS EMAIL NEWSLETTER: CLICK HERE July Newsletter: Progress, Promise, and Protection Dear Friend, As New York…
VOLS Thanks our COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Workers Initiative Partners
On June 1, 2020, VOLS launched the COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Workers Initiative, a project to support those working on the…
Policy Update for Unemployed Workers
The Department of Labor has made some recent announcements that will certainly have an adverse effect on unemployed claimants. We…
VOLS Microenterprise Project Welcomes New Supervising Attorney Kristen Belolan
VOLS is proud to announce the hiring of Kristen Belolan as Supervising Attorney for the Microenterprise Project. Prior to joining…
