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
4 Inspiring Stories of Equal Pay Fights in the Last Year
Federal law is slow in minimizing the gender wage gap. However, on a state-level and societal level we can bring…
VOLS Board Member Cyrus Mehta on Fox News
VOLS Board member Cyrus Mehta, founder of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC, spoke eloquently against discriminating against all immigrants because…
Liz Markuci, VOLS Immigration Project Director, Featured In An Interview With Pro Bono Institute
Liz Markuci, VOLS Immigration Project Director, was featured in an interview with Pro Bono Institute for their weekly Pro Bono Happy…
Legal services in danger under Trump’s budget proposal.
"President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget eliminates funding for the Legal Services Corp. In his first budget proposal released Thursday, Trump…
Now available — 2017 Benefits Checklist for Older Adults
Alex Ryley Director, Elderly Project I'm writing to report that the 2017 Benefits Checklist for Older Adults is now available;…
New Nursing Home Quality Regulations: Free Educational Programs
Alex Ryley Director, Elderly Project I am writing to you let you know that the Long Term Care Community Coalition…