VOLS Legal Clinics for Low-Income Residents Over Age 60:
The Volunteers of Legal Services (VOLS) Elderly Project provides pro-bono legal services to low-income people over age 60 who live in Manhattan. VOLS conducts legal clinics each month at senior centers where seniors can discuss their legal concerns in confidence, receive legal advice and, where appropriate, obtain referrals to a volunteer lawyer for representation. Areas of legal assistance include wills, medical directives, powers of attorney, housing, consumer matters and Medicaid. Over 150 lawyers serve on their Elderly Project volunteer attorney roster.
Upcoming Clinic dates and locations are below:
- Burden Center for the Aging, 1484 First Avenue (between 77th & 78th Streets) — 2 pm — second Friday of each month (April 12th). Call 212-879-7400 for information.
- Stanley Isaacs Senior Center, 415 East 93rd Street (east of 1st Avenue) — 10 am — third Friday of each month (April 19th). Call 212-360-7620 for information.
- Encore Community Services Senior Center, St. Malachy's Church - 239 West 49th Street (between Broadway and 8th Ave.) — 10 am — (April 22nd). Call Sister Margaret Rose at 212-581-2910, ext 118 for information.