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title: "Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project"
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# Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead Legal Services Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project The VLP works to make the legal system accessible to low-income Brooklyn residents through the pro bono involvement of the private bar. Established in 1990, the Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, has maintained as its objective the practical realization of justice for the poor. Through the pro bono commitment of the private bar, the VLP solves civil legal problems affecting people’s fundamental rights. The VLP works to use the legal system to help people regain dignity and control over their lives. Through the VLP, pro bono attorneys from the private bar have provided critical legal assistance to thousands of individuals and families from Brooklyn’s poorest neighborhoods. Each VLP program has been established by identifying unmet legal needs in the community. The VLP’s primary referral areas are Family Law, Consumer Law, Foreclosure Intervention and Elder Law. 44 Court Street, Suite 1206 44 Court Street, Suite 1206 , Brooklyn , NY 11201 How To Help Join the crowd. Be the change. Purchase tix We offer access to millions of non-donated tickets to events around the world. When you buy one of these tickets through tix4cause, we donate half our proceeds to the cause of your choice with no extra cost or effort on your part. It's that easy to empower your purchase to do good. Donate your tix Already have tickets to an event you can't attend? Don't waste them! Donate them to a cause member of your choice, receive a tax receipt from the cause, and feel good knowing you made a difference. Share our story We provide people an effortless way to support the causes that move them. Every ticket can truly make a difference. So make tix4cause your first stop before you go out and spread the word! Where you buy your tickets really does matter.