The Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Elderly Project provides pro bono legal services to the elderly (60+) of Manhattan. We provide services in four ways: walk-in legal clinics at specific senior center sites on pre-arranged days and times each month, social worker direct contacts to
discuss legal issues that their clients seem to be having, legal information seminars for seniors and senior center staff, and direct referrals of appropriate matters to volunteer lawyers, legal service providers or the City Bar Legal Referral Service.

In 2009, we provided services to Manhattan seniors on 1,596 cases. In 2008 we conducted 24 legal information seminars reaching approximately 700 seniors and 40 senior center staff members.