Support Housing Justice and Celebrate the 37th Annual Home Court Season!
We hope you can join us at this year’s game day on March 28, support our work with a donation, and spread the word about the Legal Clinic so that we enter this next year stronger than ever as we work together toward on this vital mission.
read moreOn National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day and Every Day, D.C. Must Do More to Save Lives
The Legal Clinic will stand with our friends at the People for Fairness Coalition this week at the 11th Annual Memorial and Vigil to commemorate those lives lost. We will continue to stand with our unhoused clients every single day to demand that the D.C. government prioritize the lives and needs of people by ensuring that everyone in D.C. has access to safe, accessible shelter and housing.
read moreIn Memoriam: Cheryl K. Barnes
Cheryl K. Barnes served on the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Board of Directors from 1997 until her passing in 2023.
read moreAction Alert: Tell D.C. Council to Fund New Housing Vouchers in FY24 Budget!
Despite a promise to end homelessness in D.C., the mayor’s proposed FY24 budget funds ZERO new housing vouchers. As you know, tenant vouchers are a crucial support for thousands of D.C. residents. The impact of no funding next year will be devastating for those who are unhoused/housing insecure. With such a well-resourced D.C. budget, D.C.’s lowest-income residents should not have to continue to struggle for basic resources each year. Tell D.C. Council to end homelessness now by funding new housing vouchers in the FY24 budget! Click...
read moreMayor Bowser’s Budget Fails Unhoused D.C. Residents
Mayor Bowser’s proposed FY24 budget isn’t just tight, it is deeply and fundamentally out of balance– particularly when it comes to the needs of District residents experiencing housing instability and homelessness. Where the government has failed to follow the law or implement its programs, there is no consequence levied on the government-only on District residents. When cuts are made to critical programs, they are accompanied by deliberate policy choices that deepen the cuts. Make no mistake—the investments in ending and preventing...
read more2023 Funding & Reform Priorities
It’s budget season again, and the Legal Clinic continues to advocate for budgets and laws that further housing justice for D.C. residents. Along with our Fair Budget Coalition and Way Home Campaign partners*, we implore D.C. to “Meet the Needs” of all D.C. residents—particularly those who struggle the most to maintain their lives in the city. Recent housing investments and legislation during the height of the pandemic were crucial to minimize the harm experienced by D.C.’s extremely low-income communities. Now, many of those programs and...
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