Skip Navigation
Menu  
  •  

Forty Years of Community Empowerment

Since 1981, VIP has inspired and supported volunteer attorneys to provide pro bono representation to Philadelphians who face legal challenges threatening their basic human needs: housing, family, income, and community.

The Impact of Saying “Yes!”
Watch Video
VIP Turns Forty

See how VIP is marking its fortieth anniversary.

Celebrate with us

Urgent Cases

 
Case #21-0046591
Urgent 

Client seeks representation for a custody contempt hearing scheduled on July 30, 2021, at 9:45 am in front of Judge Michael Fanning in an ongoing custody case regarding her seven-year-old son. Current custody order gives client primary physical custody and father partial physical custody every first, third, and fourth weekend of the month. Client and father share legal custody. Custody […]

Case Details
Case #21-0046815
Urgent 

Client would like assistance vacating a Judgment by Agreement (JBA) for possession only, in Municipal Court. Landlord initially filed an eviction complaint against client in January 2019 and a VIP volunteer took on the case. While the case was still ongoing, landlord filed a second eviction complaint against client in May 2019. Identical JBA’s were reached for both cases and […]

Case Details

All Available Cases

Volunteer for a case
 

The Impact of Saying “Yes!”

VIP leverages the powerful resources of the community to expand access to justice. Every $1 spent on VIP’s budget yields over $4 worth of legal services, thanks to volunteers contributing their time and talent.

See what we do

Our Impact

In stark terms, VIP is the agency of last resort for many of our low-income Philadelphia neighbors who face critical legal problems impacting basic needs and central relationships.

Learn more

Small Businesses and Nonprofits

VIP provides free legal help for eligible local small businesses and nonprofits. Learn more about eligibility and apply online.

Get Legal Help

Sign Up to Volunteer

Volunteering can be life-changing, for volunteer and client alike. Learn more about ways to volunteer with VIP.

Ways to Volunteer
 
 
From a Volunteer

It’s just you standing between an individual and something that can change his or her life.

— Amanda Pasquini
From the Vault

VIP's LawWorks Strengthens Philadelphia's Communities

July 2021

For two decades, VIP has been the sole provider of free civil legal help for Philadelphia's small businesses and nonprofits.

Read More
Trainings

August 5

Virtual Training: Custody 101 for VIP Volunteers

As long-delayed Family Court dates are rescheduled, dozens of VIP clients will need a volunteer’s help. Learn how to get involved.

Event Details