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VIP trains legal volunteers to represent low-income Philadelphians who need a lawyer but cannot afford one.

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Case #23-0050291
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Responsive client requests assistance with probating her great-aunt’s estate and transferring title of her home into her name. Client’s great-aunt passed away in 2016. Client’s great-aunt was not married, and did not have children at the time of her death. Client’s great-aunt left a will naming Client as heir and executrix of her estate. A volunteer is needed to assist […]

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Case #23-0050882
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Hearing: December 11, 2023, at 8:45 AM Disabled client and his family are facing a $6000 money judgment and eviction from their home of 3 years. They fell behind on rent after Client’s wife, who is battling cancer, had to be hospitalized several times. There are numerous habitability problems and Client never got a Notice of Eviction Diversion Rights. He […]

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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.

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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.

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

— Amanda Pasquini
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Frannie Reilly

November 2023

“It’s all about community building. This is an area where it’s so easy to see the impact on our city.”

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