The Washington Legal Clinic For The Homeless, Inc.
The Washington Legal Clinic For The Homeless, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to use the law to make justice a reality for our neighbors who struggle with homelessness and poverty. Combining community lawyering and advocacy to achieve our clients' goals, our expert staff and network of volunteer attorneys provide low barrier, comprehensive legal services at intake sites throughout the District of Columbia, helping our clients to access housing, shelter, and life-saving services. Rooted in the experiences of this client work, we effectively blend system reform efforts, policy advocacy, community education and client engagement to advocate for long term improvements in local and federal programs that serve the low- and no-income community.
About
Legal Assistance - The Legal Clinic through staff attorneys as well as volunteer lawyers and paralegals provided low-barrier, high quality, pro bono legal help for people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. In 2019, we conducted 234 community intake sessions where our volunteer attorneys met with more than 445 clients. Our staff attorneys assisted an additional 278 clients. Overall, 160 cases were related to shelter issues (a number of which focused on securing access to shelter for families who had been unlawfully denied admission to this life-saving resource); 128 cases involved housing issues (often related to short- and long-term housing subsidies), and 116 involved cash benefits (including disability benefits and SNAP). The remainder was a mix of civil issues that included consumer matters, discrimination, disability rights, police conduct, identification and more.In addition, the Legal Clinic leveraged $2.9 million in pro-bono legal services from DC law firms and lawyers to provide services to clients though our Legal Assistance Project.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “The washington legal clinic for the homeless (the legal clinic) provides legal services and engages in advocacy to protect the rights and advance the interests of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, helping them to overcome the obstacles that keep them in homelessness or regain stability in their lives.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Legal services & advocacy for people struggling w/homelessness & poverty in washington, dc.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is DC, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 1200 U Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009.
- The form of the non-profit reports 19 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $330,476.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1987.
- The organization pays $1,629,706 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $102,457 in fundraising expenses.
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