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
Executive Director Georgia Lerner of the Women’s Prison Association Speaks at VOLS Community Event on December 9, 2019
The VOLS Incarcerated Mothers Law Project (IMLP) has nurtured a strong partnership with the Women’s Prison Association over twenty five…
Small Business Saturday: Shop VOLS’ clients
Here at VOLS, we understand the importance of shopping local to support your community’s small businesses. When you shop local…
In October 1988, women business owners secured their rights. Read about VOLS’ support today for women small business owners.
Thirty-one years ago on October 25, 1988, Congress passed the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988. This Act enshrined several…
Veterans Initiative Client Story: Mr. Iannuzzi Maintains His Apartment
This story is a recent case example from the Veterans Initiative of the VOLS Elderly Project. The VOLS client's name…
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…
