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| UpdateSupport 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 more…
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| UpdateOn 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 more…
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| UpdateIn 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 more…
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Action 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 […] Read more…
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Mayor 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. […] Read more…
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2023 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 […] Read more…
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Join Tenant Advocates in Opposing Emergency Legislation to “Reform” DC Housing Authority Board
Today, the Legal Clinic joins our legal services and tenant advocacy colleagues in urging the D.C. Council to vote no on the District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022. See below for the letter we sent to the Council today. Take action to urge your elected representatives to pursue […] Read more…
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| Update
The Longest Night of the Year: National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
On December 21, winter solstice, communities across the country will recognize National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day. Read more…
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Washington Legal Clinic For the Homeless Board of Directors Appoints Amber W. Harding as New Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, board president Jim Rocap announces that after conducting a nationwide search, the Board by unanimous vote has appointed Amber W. Harding as the new Executive Director. Read more…
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| UpdateStatement on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Scathing DC Housing Authority Audit
The recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) that lays out eighty-two ways in which the DC Housing Authority (“DCHA”) is failing residents, tenants, and voucher holders confirms what housing advocates and residents have long known. Read more…
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In the News
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D.C. prepares for family shelters to exceed capacity under budget proposal
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D.C. could put some unhoused families in communal shelters again, worrying advocates
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Nonprofit law firms claim D.C. broke the law by removing 816 families from Rapid Rehousing without due process
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Families sue D.C. for ending housing aid in unprecedented case
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D.C. increases homeless encampment clearings
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On The Record: Addressing Homelessness In D.C. In 2024
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PRESS RELEASE: Mayor Gray’s Budget Proposal would Shut Down DC’s Homeless Shelter System, Discovers Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless