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
A Victory in Court…
Yesterday, I had the privilege of watching VOLS Immigration Project Staff Attorney Molly Coe as she conducted a hearing that…
VOLS Legal Intern Featured in Katten’s Kattwalk
During fall 2018, law student Theodora Fleurant interned with the VOLS Microenterprise Project as part of her semester in the…
New York Times Article Highlights the Need to do Advance Directives
Hi everyone, On Friday, the New York Times released an article on Article 81 guardianships, focusing on the account of an elderly…
DO NOT GIVE TO VOLS TODAY…
But, here is how you can still give, and not have it cost you a single cent. 1) Continue to VOLunteer…
You are the Champions of VOLS’ World
On Sunday, I saw the new movie, Bohemian Rhapsody, and the lyrics to the song “We are the Champions” has…
With Proximity Comes Respect: Meet Maggi Knox, Immigration Project Volunteer
Maggi Knox- Immigration Project Volunteer Photo Credit: Alan Winslow …
