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
New helpful graphics explaining “Outpatient” Observation Status
Dear Friends,As you probably know, "Outpatient" Observation Status is a billing classification that can have devastating consequences – making Medicare…
Give the Gift of Legal Advocacy for Immigrants on #GivingTuesday
Next Tuesday, November 29, 2016, is #GivingTuesday, a national day organized to counter-balance Black Friday with a day devoted to giving…
Entrepreneur, Formerly Homeless, Gives Back
Jerry Dragon’s journey from being homelessness to founding CleanliYES, a Brooklyn-based cleaning company, wasn’t easy. It required a vision, hard work,…
VOLS Stands with NYC Immigrants Like Fabio Gomez
THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT Born in the Dominican Republic, Fabio Gomez, 21, is an artist from East New York.…
Advocate for DACA
A DREAM NOT DEFERRED: Help more young people gain access to justiceand have an opportunity to achievethe American Dream The President-elect…
Pro Bono Legal Assistance Since 1984
Since 1984, year after year, under both Democratic and Republican presidents, VOLS has enabled hundreds of volunteer lawyers to defend the rights…
