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Latest News from Legal Aid
Client Spotlight: Building a Life and Career in DC
Advocacy Updates: November 2024
Jeremiah Lowery, Director of Policy Advocacy, shares Legal Aid's latest advocacy priorities and successes
Legal Aid DC in the Second Trump Administration
A message from Executive Director Vikram Swaruup following the 2024 election.
Client Spotlight: Clearing Hurdles to Unemployment Benefits
Legal Aid helped Kendahl Stevens cut through the red tape that was keeping her from the unemployment benefits she needed.
DC Pro Bono Week Profile: Tim Cordova
As a pro bono attorney, Tim helps clients with disabilities secure the benefits and health care they need.
Legal Aid DC Hosts Marijuana Pardon Clinic
The clinic helped over a dozen clients apply for a federal certificate of pardon
Legal Aid DC in the Media
17 Apr 2024
Washington Informer: Swaruup, Adegbile Highlight Legal Aid Dinner
The Washington Informer's coverage of the 2024 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner
12 Apr 2024
DC Bar: Legal Aid DC Honors Servants of Justice
The DC Bar's blog covers the 2024 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner
05 Feb 2024
WTOP: DC law removes waiting period before divorce
A new law eliminates the waiting period before divorce in D.C. in an effort to help domestic violence survivors more quickly leave abusive spouses.
A new law eliminates the waiting period before divorce in D.C. in an effort to help domestic violence survivors more quickly leave abusive spouses.
04 Feb 2024
The Washington Post: New D.C. law eliminates waiting period prior to divorce
A new D.C. law eliminates a waiting period before divorce, a change spurred by victim advocates who say it will particularly help domestic violence survivors seeking to separate from an abusive spouse.
A new D.C. law eliminates a waiting period before divorce, a change spurred by victim advocates who say it will particularly help domestic violence survivors seeking to separate from an abusive spouse.
05 Jan 2024
WAMU: D.C. Councilmember Robert White on SNAP benefits, crime lab, and rental assistance
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the city will provide funding for additional SNAP benefits, ending a month-long saga between her administration and D.C. Council.
04 Jan 2024