Philadelphia VIP: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:26, 8 July 2024

The Hub of Pro Bono in Philadelphia

VIP’s essential work is to recruit, train, and support the hundreds of volunteer attorneys who represent low-income individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits without charge.

We have a full-time staff of twenty organized into two teams: Legal and Operations/External Relations. 75% of VIP staff are members of the Legal Team, reflecting an organizational focus on supporting clients and volunteers.

Our Board of Directors, which is comprised of dedicated, mission-focused volunteers and seven ex officio members, provides strategic and financial oversight for the organization.

VIP also has a robust intern program, with between 4-8 interns, including law students, college students, and, occasionally, high school students, engaged during the school year and over the summer.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About Us page.

Info

Event Calendar: Upcoming Events
Facebook: @PhilaVIP
Volunteer: How To Volunteer

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+{{toplink|url=http://www.phillyvip.org|name=phillyvip.org}}<blockquote>''The Hub of Pro Bono in Philadelphia''</blockquote>
+'''VIP'''’s essential work is to recruit, train, and support the '''hundreds of volunteer attorneys who represent low-income individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits without charge'''.
-=== About Philadelphia VIP  ===
+We have a full-time staff of twenty organized into two teams: Legal and Operations/External Relations. 75% of VIP staff are members of the Legal Team, reflecting an organizational focus on supporting clients and volunteers.
-Mission: VIP promotes equal justice for the poor by providing civil legal services not otherwise available, collaborating with other legal services organizations and promoting a culture of volunteerism by educating and exposing attorneys and law students to issues of poverty.
+Our Board of Directors, which is comprised of dedicated, mission-focused volunteers and seven ex officio members, provides strategic and financial oversight for the organization.
-=== History  ===
+VIP also has a robust intern program, with between 4-8 interns, including law students, college students, and, occasionally, high school students, engaged during the school year and over the summer.
-Founded in 1981, Philadelphia VIP provides legal services for low-income residents and families facing civil legal problems that threaten their basic human needs – shelter, employment, financial stability, education and health.<br>Through its volunteers and staff, VIP serves more than 2,500 individuals and families yearly who could not otherwise afford attorneys and whose cases could or would not be handled by other public interest organizations.
+''Note:''&ensp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [https://www.phillyvip.org/about-us/ About Us] page.
-=== Who Is Served  ===
+==Info==
+*Event Calendar: [http://www.phillyvip.org/events/ Upcoming Events]
+*Facebook:&nbsp;[https://www.facebook.com/PhilaVIP/ @PhilaVIP]
+*Volunteer: [https://www.phillyvip.org/volunteer/how-to-volunteer/ How To Volunteer]
-Our growing number of clients are among the poorest in the City and region. To be eligible for our services, a client's income must be at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Consequently, our most financially secure single clients earn up to $21,660, while a family of four lives on only $44,100.<br>
+==See Also==
+*[[Philadelphia LawWorks (Is-Past)]]
-VIP serves a multi-lingual population, principally Spanish speaking. However, increasingly we see clients who speak Russian, Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian, reflecting of growing and changing immigration patterns in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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+[[Category:Issue-Law]]
-=== Types of Services Offered ===
+[[Contact Email::phillyvip@phillyvip.org| ]]
-VIP handles any civil matter that is non-fee generating and for which there is no right to counsel. Our caseload includes: child support, employment/wage claims, tax issues, disability, landlord/tenant appeals, public housing evictions, probate, tangled title, consumer debt, litigation defense, child custody, adoption/guardianship, special education and school discipline, name change, and immigration issues.<br>
-The majority of VIP's cases are referred to us from our sister organizations, Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance. An additional number of cases come from specialized legal services organizations throughout Philadelphia.
-In stark terms, VIP is the agency of last resort for many low-income individuals and families who face critical legal problems that affect their basic needs.<br>To read more about VIP, download our brochure, The Impact of Saying Yes.
-[[Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization]] [[Category:Serves-Nonprofit_Organizations]] [[Category:Using-Volunteers]] [[Category:Serves-Low_Income_People]] [[Category:Does-Legal_Services]]