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
Serving Small Business: VOLS Microenterprise Project Report
For New York City’s small business owners, the impacts of COVID-19 were immediate and tangible. Public safety measures abruptly shuttered non-essential businesses, leaving…
Upcoming NYSBA Event: Drafting Key Life-Planning Documents
New York State Bar Association will be hosting an upcoming event "Drafting Key Life-Planning Documents During COVID-19." Elderly Project Director…
VOLS Amicus Brief Helps to Stop Lawsuit, Protect NYC Small Business Laws
2020 Report and Giving Tuesday Appeal
#ShopSmall and #ShopLocal this Small Business Saturday
As we approach the holiday season, small businesses need our support more than ever. The effects of the unprecedented coronavirus…
VOLS’ Elderly Project Fights for SCRIE Recipient & Publishes Updated Guide to SCRIE
The Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) programs, administered by the New York City…
