Legal Clinic attorney Amber Harding delivered this testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services and Committee on Transportation and the Environment on June 25, 2018.

We continue to press for these changes because our clients need, want, and deserve better.

As the Legal Clinic’s thirtieth anniversary year nears an end, and in the spirit of the Thanksgiving season, we look back in gratitude upon the three decades that we have had the privilege of doing this important work.

The Legal Clinic is honored to announce our inclusion in the 2013-2014 Catalogue for Philanthropy as one of Greater Washington’s best community-based charities. We were selected to be refeatured in the 11th annual Catalogue, which has, since 2003, raised more than $21 million for featured nonprofits. The Catalogue’s vetting process is rigorous: members of a 120-person review team, made up of foundations, corporations, peer nonprofits and the...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Legal Clinic is proud to join the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCAADV) and others in honoring victims and survivors of domestic violence for the 8th annual observance of Purple Thursday. Domestic violence is the second most frequently stated cause of homelessness for families, and one in four women in DC will experience domestic violence during her lifetime.  According to the 2013...

In a standing room only auditorium at the District’s All Souls Unitarian Church Saturday, District residents met with DC housing agencies, legal service providers and non-profit organizations for the 6th Annual Tenant Town Hall, where residents voiced their demands for affordable, safe and healthy housing. At the top of the priority list: No more mold! Residents expressed outrage for the lack of responsiveness on the part of both landlords and...