The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless is a legal services organization that specializes in the unique legal needs of people experiencing homelessness and poverty, and advocates for solutions to homelessness and housing insecurity in Washington, D.C.
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D.C. Elected Leaders Are Failing Unhoused Residents, But That Can Change With Your Help!
On Monday, July 14, the D.C. Council will take its first vote on our local budget and many legal changes that will impact the lives of D.C. residents. As we discussed here, the mayor’s budget proposal was regressive and harmful, hardly befitting a city where the vast majority of residents support progressive and humane economic and social policies. The Council has already reversed some of these harmful proposals, but when it comes to responding to the ever-growing gap between household income and the cost of rent, both branches of government are failing D.C. residents, particularly those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. Read more…
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