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
The Legal Aid Society challenging Dep’t of Health’s criteria for hep C drugs
Dear Friends,Do you have a client who has received a Medicaid denial for one of the new hepatitis C medications…
Help us in congratulating Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for winning the American Bar Association’s National Public Service Award!
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has partnered with the VOLS Microenterprise Project for over 10 years, providing quality legal support to…
Do durable powers of attorney expire?
Dear Friends, Recently I visited an elderly couple at their home in Washington Heights to discuss their interest in preparing…
2016 Benefits Checklist for Older Adults in NY now available
Dear Friends, I'm writing to let you know that the Brookdale Center's 2016 Checklist of Benefits for Older Adults in…
Judith S. Kaye, First Woman to Serve as New York’s Chief Judge, Dies at 77
VOLS mourns the passing of board member Judith S. Kaye. New York Times Article: Judith S. Kaye, First Woman to Serve…
News about the SCRIE program
Dear Friends, Before the holidays, I attended a meeting that the NYC Dep’t of Finance’s SCRIE (and DRIE) unit hosts twice…
