Why Give?
VLS Provides an Amazing Return On Your Investment
Your contribution helps VLS provide free, civil legal assistance for low-income individuals. With our help, victims of abuse end violent relationships, the disabled obtain medical and financial benefits, and poor families stay in their homes instead of experiencing wrongful evictions and foreclosures.
In 2009, VLS volunteers served more than 4,400 people with nearly 15,000 hours of free legal services valued at more than $3 million in uncharged fees. At a cost of only $120 per client, VLS pro bono attorneys captured more than $5 million in benefits to our clients. These benefits include costs avoided, lump sum awards and monthly benefits secured.
Join the Sustainability Society
Become an inaugural member of the new VLS Sustainability Society with an individual gift of $1000 or more. The Sustainability Society is a new donor group designed to ensure the long-term viability of Volunteer Legal Services. Members give $1,000 or more for a year’s membership and provide critical support for pro bono legal services in Central Texas.
With your contribution VLS ensures that poverty is not a barrier to justice.
The benefits you receive with your generous donation include:
o A personal tour with one of our staff or Board members of our evening advice clinics
o Acknowledgment on the VLS website: www.vlsoct.org, and in our quarterly e-newsletter
o Recognition in electronic and print materials, including the Power of Pro Bono annual report, distributed to 4,000 attorneys in Travis County, in Austin Lawyer magazine and at VLS-hosted events
Your gift makes a lasting impact in the lives of those we serve. Thank you.
How Do I Donate?
- Donate Online - Click Here
- Donate by Phone
- Donate by Mail
Send your donation payable to Volunteer Legal Services to:
Trish McAllister, Executive Director
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
816 Congress Avenue, Suite 701
Austin, Texas 78701
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
For more information about giving opportunities and philantropic partnerships, please contact:
Trish McAllister
Executive Director
(512) 476-5550, ext. 303
tmcallister@vlsoct.org
