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
Photography Exhibitions: Life After Life in Prison
There are two opportunities to see "Life After Life in Prison":"[These] powerful portraits capture life after decades in prison. Determined…
USDOL Blog: Overtime Updates for White-Collar Employees
The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) recently announced changes to overtime rules in more than 40 years for white-collar…
VICELAND’s New Documentary Series “Woman” Features Hour Children
VICELAND's new documentary series "Woman" (produced by Gloria Steinem) features an episode dealing with women and incarceration. Airing Tuesday, June…
Echoes of Incarceration Film Screening
Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) will be hosting a rare screening of Echoes of Incarceration's old and new work, including a special…
New York Times Features VOLS Children’s Project School
Yesterday, the New York Times published a feature-length article on PS 188, a participant in VOLS' School-based Children's Project. See…
Where Nearly Half of Pupils Are Homeless, School Aims to Be Teacher, Therapist, Even Santa
The New York Times published a feature-length article on PS 188, a participant in VOLS' School-based Children's Project. New York…
