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
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…
