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What We Do
VOLS free civil legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges. Through our programs and initiatives, VOLS works with incarcerated mothers; older adults; children and families in school and hospital-based settings; immigrant youth; individuals seeking public benefits; and small business owners.
What's New At VOLS
VOLS Microenterprise Project Celebrates Pro Bono Week
Founder of Sweet Loren’s Highlights the Importance of Pro Bono Legal Assistance to Her Growing Business “[Pro bono legal assistance]…
VOLS Microenterprise Project Celebrates Pro Bono Week
Founder of Sweet Loren’s Highlights the Importance of Pro Bono Legal Assistance to Her Growing Business “[Pro bono legal assistance]…
Film Screening, Thursday, October 23, “What I Want My Words To Do To You”
Check out a screening of the film, "What I want my words to do to you" that brings us into…
The heat is on! Or is it?
Dear Friends, Yesterday evening as the radiators in my apartment were hissing away, I thought about the many elderly tenants…
As Part of National Pro Bono Week, VOLS Celebrates Andrew Kamensky’s Service to Incarcerated Mothers
Andrew Kamensky is a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP. Two years ago, he began providing pro bono legal assistance to…
SCRIE and roommates — don’t let the forms fool you!
Dear Friends, First of all, I want to apologize for not having posted in a while. Vanessa Diaz, the Elderly…
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