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Tamara Weatherly came to Legal Aid DC for help after months of trying to access the SNAP benefits her family needed.
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Legal Aid DC is the District’s oldest and largest civil legal services organization. Since 1932, Legal Aid DC lawyers have helped make justice real in individual and systemic ways in the District.
After being known as the “Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia” for 90 years, in 2022, we took out the "Society, and we are now "Legal Aid DC.”
Pictured: Former client Shanita Womack (c) with her Legal Aid DC attorneys.
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Pictured: Former Legal Aid DC client and advocate Magnolia Alvarez Velasquez (center) with her children.
By taking a case, pro bono attorneys can make an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of their clients.
Pictured: Former client Gloria Alston (c) with her pro bono attorneys
The 2024 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner will recognize honorees who have demonstrated faithful dedication and remarkable achievement in ensuring that all people have equal and meaningful access to justice.
Keith King came home to an eviction notice on his door. Mr. King’s landlord sued him for nonpayment of rent but never notified him of the eviction lawsuit. With Legal Aid DC’s help, Mr. King got the eviction judgment vacated, finding that his subsidy provider had simply stopped making payments to the landlord. Legal Aid DC also helped Mr. King find a new apartment closer to friends and family, with a new subsidy provider.
Leticia Flores receives Personal Care Aide in-home services for 16 hours a day, but her hours were reduced after an assessment despite no change in her condition. With Legal Aid DC’s help, Ms. Flores challenged the reduction, ultimately getting her hours restored.
Alvonette Grimes fell behind on her mortgage after a debilitating car accident, but her mortgage company denied her application for a loan modification. With Legal Aid DC’s help, Ms. Grimes was able to get the modification and catch up on her mortgage payments.