VDP IMPACTS

The VDP celebrates 10 years of serving justice involved veterans in 2024. The work of the VDP has changed many veterans’ lives for the better and we look forward to continuing our work. Here are some of our more recent positive impacts:

• In 2023, the VDP helped clients avoid 124 years of incarceration, saving the State of New York over $14 million.
• In 2023, VDP attorneys provided Continuing Legal Education (CLE) training to 250 defense attorneys throughout New York State.
• In 2023, the VDP assisted veteran clients in 41 of New York’s 62 counties.
• In 2023, the VDP provided extensive and nuanced legal assistance to 191 veterans and their primary attorneys. Since its start in 2014, we assisted 1,560 veterans in criminal & family court.
• Over the past 7 years, the VDP has saved the State over $126 million.
• The VDP conducted nearly 40 outreach Events in 2023 including Veterans Treatment Court visits, Program Presentations and Event Tabling.
• In 2023, VDP Attorneys wrote 33% more mitigations than in 2022, for clients in 22 New York counties.
• The VDP provided peer to peer support to over 1,050 veterans in the last 7 years.