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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 Secures Pro Bono Help for HIV Discrimination Case
This past summer, Housing Works came to VOLS seeking pro bono assistance to challenge a landlord's refusal to clients of HASA, a…
New York Law Journal Names David Sherman As Lawyer Who Leads By Example
On October 14, 2014, the New York Law Journal named David Sherman, of Katten, Muchin & Rosenman, as one of…
New York Law Journal Names John Kiernan As Lawyer Who Leads By Example
On October 14, 2014, the New York Law Journal named John Kiernan, of Debevoise & Plimpton, as one of its…
Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Two Disabled Men at Queens Complex
New York Daily News Article: Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Two Disabled Men at Queens Complex
Hughes Hubbard Prevents Eviction of Essex Street Academy Family
Working through VOLS' School-based Children's Project, Hughes Hubbard pro bono attorneys stopped a landlord from evicting an Essex Street Academy…
Sand Castle Housing Project Sued for Housing Discrimination
VOLS was mentioned in a housing case. Housing Works Article: AIDS Issues Update Blog
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