Philadelphia VIP

We are proud to present VIP's 2023 Annual Report. Read it here:https://www.phillyvip.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Philadelphia-VIP-2023-Annual-Report-Digital.pdf

Last year, volunteers like you contributed 21,969 hours to our clients – that's over $8.4 million in free legal services.

While many of you assisted our neighbors through urgent legal crises, still others took proactive steps to help our clients build and grow, as in our Community Economic Development project and estate planning initiative. Both of these programs reached new heights in 2023.

We hope you will join us in reflecting on our shared work and take inspiration for your own pro bono mission, whatever that may be.

VIP Supervising Attorney Lindsay Schoonmaker, volunteer Steve Heimann, and clients Leslie and Esther Davis shared perspectives on access to justice for the Pursuing Justice podcast.

Check out this piece from Practising Law Institute about VIP's work to preserve homeownership and family wealth and our partnership with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia in the podcast episode below.

Thanks to PLI, Carrie Rathmann and the Habitat team, and our volunteers and clients for producing this important piece of storytelling!

Protecting Philly Homeowners There is a looming crisis in Philadelphia, where the poverty rate is high, the housing stock is old, and gentrification is transforming traditionally Black neighborhoods. The ability to pass on generational wealth is at risk, as families who thought they legally inherited their homes encounter “ta...

Happy Volun-tine's Day from Philadelphia VIP. We love our volunteers! Today is a great day to take our Find Your Pro Bono Match quiz.

Do you want to advocate for your client in court? Want a transactional matter that you can chip away at over a few months? Or are you not sure where to begin?

The quiz will suggest opportunities from our case list that match your desired time commitment, your preference for litigation or transactional work, and other factors. It's a good way to find the right pro bono matter for you.

Take the quiz here: https://www.phillyvip.org/find-your-pro-bono-match/