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
How Working Parents Spend Their Time
How do working parents juggle it all? Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics sheds some light on this through…
Upcoming free webinar on Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation
Dear Friends, I'm writing to alert you to a free webinar entitled "Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: An Overlooked Lifeline for…
Upcoming Brooklyn event on fighting back if your rent is illegally high
Dear Friends, ProPublica and the Brooklyn Public Library are hosting a FREE community forum on October 20 to empower New…
New Rent Freeze (SCRIE & DRIE) forms released by Dep’t of Finance
Dear Friends,The NYC Department of Finance has just released new and enhanced Rent Freeze Program application forms. Some enhancements include…
NYLJ Recognizes Bob Sheehan, VOLS Board Member, With Lifetime Achievement Award
Last week, the New York Law Journal recognized Bob Sheehan, a VOLS board member since 2008, of counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
FREE webinar on coordinating benefits for HIV+ dual-eligibles, on 10/11/16
Dear Friends, I'm writing to let you know about a FREE webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, from 1:30-3:30 p.m.,…
