The San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP) is a public interest law firm whose mission is to involve the private bar in the delivery of free legal services in civil matters to indigent individuals, families and groups. Last year, SDVLP’s volunteer panel of more than 3,500 attorneys, paralegals, law students and others, provided legal assistance to more than 6,000 indigent San Diegans. Services were directed to our community’s most vulnerable residents, including victims of domestic violence, abused and neglected children, the homeless and disabled, persons living with AIDS, disabled children needing special education services, children deprived of support, older residents who are victims of elder abuse, those deprived of basic civil rights, and other deserving poor who need legal assistance for protection and basic survival.