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 Changes to Unemployment Policies: What You Should Know
VOLS is pleased to share important updated on government unemployment insurance benefits for 2021. Click here to download this update…
Meet Abja Midha, VOLS’ New Executive Director
Dear Friends, On behalf of Volunteers of Legal Service, I am thrilled to announce that Abja Midha will be our…
VOLS Joins NHeLP on Amicus Brief in Doe v. Trump
VOLS is proud to join the National Health Law program (NHeLP) and 54 other organizations nationwide who submitted an amicus…
VOLS’ Jenifer Guzman Interviewed by CUNY TV’s “I am a Dreamer”
When we want progress, we want progress for all. And we don't want to leave other groups, other people behind.Jenifer…
Sara Effron Reflects on 33 Years at VOLS
It’s January, and a new year begins. Last week, our country witnessed the Inauguration of a new President, a change…
VOLS Staff Attorney Jess Penkoff Testifies at City Council Hearing on Expansion of Right to Counsel
On January 25th, 2021, VOLS' Staff Attorney for Housing Rights & Special Populations, Jess Penkoff, testified before the New York…
