AYUDA

Ayuda envisions a community where all immigrants overcome obstacles in order to succeed and thrive in the United States. It advocates for low-income immigrants through direct legal, social, and language services as well as training and outreach in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The WBAF grant will allow Ayuda to provide immediate legal assistance for victims fleeing emergency situations even on a walk-in basis. All eligible victims will receive extensive legal advice and counsel regarding legal options, sensitive to the possibility that immigrant victims are often under-informed with respect to legal rights and remedies. @ayudadc

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BREAD FOR THE CITY

Bread for the City began as a volunteer-run free health clinic in 1974. Over the years, their programs grew to include the addition of a legal clinic, social services program, and, most recently, an advocacy program. Their mission is to provide vulnerable residents of Washington, DC, with comprehensive services, including food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services, in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. The WBAF grant will assist the operation of Bread for the City’s Domestic Violence Community Legal Services Project, which serves low income minority women in their fight to obtain protection from domestic violence. @BreadfortheCity

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DC LAW STUDENTS IN COURT

DC Law Students in Court’s mission is to teach and inspire the next generation of law students while providing the highest quality legal representation to the Washington, DC’s low-income residents. The WBAF grant will fund LSIC’s Civil Division Program which trains 50-60 student attorneys each year to provide free legal aid to clients facing eviction and housing code violations. In addition, supervising and student attorneys provide brief services – verbal legal advice and referrals, assistance with filling out forms or drafting motions, or assistance with mediation – and enter temporary court appearances during their regular court intake days. @LSICJustice

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DC VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT

The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to address the critical shortage of legal assistance for low-income people in Washington DC, especially in cases involving domestic violence. The WBAF grant will support the Domestic Violence Program in increasing the number of domestic violence survivors the volunteer attorneys can represent in protection order petitions and related custody, divorce, and child support matters. @DCVLP

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AND APPEALS PROJECT

DV LEAP’s mission is to provide a stronger voice for justice by fighting to overturn unjust trial court outcomes; advancing legal protections for victims of domestic violence and their children through expert appellate advocacy, training lawyers, psychologists and judges on best practices; and spearheading domestic violence litigation in the Supreme Court. The WBAF grant supports the DC LEAP project which provides essential services including appellate representation, in-depth consultations at the trial level, and technical assistance to victims of domestic violence. @DV_LEAP

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FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT

First Shift Justice Project empowers low-income pregnant women and parents to safeguard the economic security and health of their families by asserting their workplace rights. By receiving advice and representation, working parents are able to assert their rights before they lose their positions or before their workplace stress becomes untenable, First Shift helps them safely maintain their employment, their health and their family commitments. The WBAF grant will allow the organization to increase the number of clients served to more than 100 clients. @1stShiftJustice

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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

For more than 80 years, Legal Aid’s mission has been to make justice real – in individual and systematic ways – for persons living in poverty in the District of Columbia. The WBAF grant will support the Domestic Violence Underserved Communities Representation Project. The project will provide extended representation, advice, counsel, and brief assistance to clients in at least 50 cases. @LegalAidDC

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LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY

The Legal Counsel for the Elderly aims to improve the quality of life for elderly District residents, and its primary goal is to serve and empower thousands of low-income seniors each year in those areas of law involving “basic human needs”: income, housing, long-term care, personal autonomy, and consumer protection. The WBAF grant will support the implementation of the organization’s first Schedule H pro bono clinics. These clinics will assist older, low income DC residents, the vast majority of whom are women, in completing the Schedule H form in order to receive the tax credit which they use to avoid eviction, cover property tax payments, pay off debts, purchase food, obtain prescription drugs, and more. @LCEinDC