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
A Student Describes How VOLS’ Dream Not Deferred Project Made Her “Proud and Worry-Free”
"I moved to the United States in 2011. It was a difficult time for me because I was undergoing a…
When landlords refuse a rent check sent by a pooled trust
As we know, the pooled trust is a great way for a senior with excess income and/or assets to qualify…
Microenterprise Project Partner Named Winner of NYCEDC’s Competition THRIVE
In January 2015, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) named the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO)…
Lenox Hill Pooled Trust Project has space for 10 new clients
Dear Friends,The Lenox Hill Neighborhood House has announced that it has space for ten new clients in its Pooled Supplemental Needs…
Back to life-planning document basics: The POWER OF ATTORNEY
Dear Friends,How does that old expression go? Man plans, and God laughs. I had planned to begin a series on…
