Philadelphia VIP

November's Volunteer of the Month is Frannie Reilly of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, a longtime volunteer in VIP's nonprofit & small business program.

“It’s all about community building. You help get one business up and running, and then that business provides an income for families. It does work with other businesses in the neighborhood. VIP talks so much about impact, and this is an area where it’s so easy to see the impact on our city.”

Read more about Frannie at the link below ⬇

Volunteer of the Month: Frannie Reilly November’s VIP volunteer of the month is Frannie Reilly, a longtime pro bono attorney, trainer, and mentor.

VIP aims to raise $75,000 by December 31 to connect Philadelphia families, businesses, and community groups with free legal help in 2024. Please help us reach our goal: www.phillyvip.org/donate

When you make a gift to VIP, you support a small but mighty organization that leverages tens of thousands of pro bono hours and millions of dollars of donated legal services yearly.

The beneficiaries of your gift are our low-income neighbors who need a lawyer but cannot afford one – as well as the hundreds of Philadelphia attorneys who connect with local, meaningful pro bono work through VIP each year.

We need your help to keep doing this work in 2024. We're over 30% of the way to our goal. Please join in supporting our mission and expanding access to justice in Philly.

Last week, VIP and Cozen O'Connor held a legal clinic. Fourteen entrepreneurs received free legal advice on everything from patenting shoe designs to creating employment contracts to the many intricacies of opening a restaurant.

Thanks to the Cozen team for hosting us, and thanks especially to the volunteer attorneys who helped our clients build stable, legally sound businesses in their neighborhoods!