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
The New York Bar Foundation awards grant in support of the VOLS Elderly Project
The New York Bar Foundation recently awarded a grant of $10,000 to Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), to be used…
VOLS urges US Dept of HHS to withdraw proposal to restrict health care access
This week Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), with the assistance of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, submitted a public…
VOLS Opposes Change To Federal Public Charge Rule
Updated August 12, 2018: Today, the Trump Administration issued a new rule that shuts America’s doors to limited-resourced immigrants, those…
VOLS opposes HUD’s proposed rule to restrict housing eligibility for immigrant households
VOLS - Volunteers of Legal Service today submitted a public comment opposing the adoption a proposed rule* by the United…
VOLS Hiring Community Advocate for Immigration Project
Job Title: Community Advocate, Immigration Project VOLS’ Mission: VOLS’ mission is to leverage the good will, resources, and talents of New…
Welcome Sin Yen Ling, Esq., VOLS Immigration Project Director
Volunteers of Legal Service is pleased to announce the hiring of Sin Yen Ling, Esq., as our new Immigration Project…
