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 Testimony on Veteran Homelessness in New York City, by Jess Penkoff
Testimony to New York City Human Resources Administration' Annual Hearing re: Office of Civil Justice’s Programs to Provide Universal Access…
NY Daily News’ Veterans Day guest column by VOLS’ Peter Kempner
On Veterans Day 2019, the New York Daily News published a guest column by VOLS' Peter Kempner, Legal Director and Director…
VOLS Veterans Initiative Announced
A Message from Marcia Levy, VOLS Executive Director On this Veterans Day, I bring a military mom’s pride to thinking…
New York Veterans Law Working Group submits testimony at Albany hearing
As part of the Veterans Initiative of the VOLS Elderly Project, Volunteers of Legal Service recently contributed to written testimony…
Home is Here: Stand by DREAMers in New York City
Ten years ago in January 2010, four student activists began a 1500-mile journey from Miami to Washington, DC, wearing white…
VOLS welcomes Carrie Cohen, Danek Freeman to our Board of Directors
Volunteers of Legal Service is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to our Board of Directors: Carrie…
