Announcing our new Legal Monitor Program! Join us to help protect the rights of unhoused DC residents in interactions with law enforcement. You do not have to be a lawyer to become a Legal Monitor. Sign up today!

Proud to sign onto an amicus brief led by @washlaw4cr.bsky.social & @aclu-dc.bsky.social supporting @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social lawsuit to stop the federal deployment of National Guard. DC's 200-year fight for Home Rule is inextricably linked to racial justice. www.washlaw.org/civil-rights...

This Wednesday, Congress will discuss a bill to put people in jail/fine them for sleeping outside in DC. DC residents have no vote in Congress, yet some people in Congress want to rewrite our laws AND lock people up for being homeless. Tell Congress NO. www.votervoice.net/NHLC/campaig...

We are hiring a new member of our Communications and Development team! Please spread the word! www.legalclinic.org/jobs-and-int...

We're building a strong rapid response to counter the abuse of power by the Trump Administration-- hiring a Civil Rights Attorney to strengthen our team's work to ensure that homeless people can live their lives w/out police harassment and property destruction. www.legalclinic.org/jobs-and-int...

We are watching closely as the federal government broadcasts various threats to folks without homes in D.C. We want to be clear about a few things. 🧵

@chmnmendelson.bsky.social proposed budget is out. While we are very grateful for all the work the Council has done to mitigate the harm in the mayor's proposed budget, there is still a long way to go for this budget to reflect DC values, particularly in the area of homelessness & housing:

New from the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

The first Budget Vote is on Monday. Check out this thread on some of our highest priorities for funding and policy change and take action at the link! @chmnmendelson.bsky.social

New: In a reversal of long-held commitments, Bowser wants to change the law and once again place homeless families in large, communal shelters. Advocates see this as a troubling reversal of progress the city made after closing DC General and opening non-congregate shelters: wamu.org/story/25/07/...

Instead, let’s decrease the use of shelter by investing more in resources that keep families housed. Read and sign @washlegalclinic.bsky.social action here: actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...

Congregate shelter settings pose a significant threat to child health and safety! We urge @councilofdc.bsky.social to BLOCK the mayor’s attempt to reverse established law that requires DC to provide non-congregate shelter to families experiencing homelessness.

We appreciate that @cmfrumin.bsky.social and the Human Services Committee tried removing some harmful provisions in Subtitle K, but what's left would still hurt thousands of DC families, eliminating their basic rights.

The mayor’s FY26 budget is filled with harmful cuts that affect DC’s lowest-income residents and would reverse long-standing protections for families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Read the full story below:

The mayor has created this family homelessness crisis in large part thru her mass rapid re-housing terminations. Now her proposed fix is to force children to share sleeping quarters w/ strangers. We call upon the Council to reject this "fix." @chmnmendelson.bsky.social @cmfrumin.bsky.social

Rapid re-housing creates a neverending cycle of homelessness for families in DC. The Council either needs to reform it or fund enough vouchers to break this cycle. The program keeps getting worse. @chmnmendelson.bsky.social @robertwhitedc.bsky.social @cmfrumin.bsky.social @cmzparker5.bsky.social

We know the solution to street homelessness and encampments is housing, not displacement. So why is there money for evicting people from encampments but not money for housing those same people? @chmnmendelson.bsky.social @cmfrumin.bsky.social

Update: D.C. Elected Leaders Are Failing Unhoused Residents, But That Can Change With Your Help! www.legalclinic.org/d-c-elected-...

Terminating 1000s from housing w/ no extensions/appeals/other housing options is a recipe for disaster. “These policies will have people cycling right back into shelter. However, sending families w/ minor children back to congregate shelters certainly isn’t the solution.” wamu.org/story/25/07/...

The Mayor's proposing making rapid rehousing worse (no extensions, no meaningful appeals), taking away health & safety protections for homeless families (families in shared sleeping quarters), & little to no housing that ends homelessness. Take action! actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...

It’s time to fight for housing justice in DC’s FY26 budget! Tell D.C. Council to oppose the mayor's plan to send families back into congregate shelters, reject further harm to families in rapid rehousing, and invest in housing vouchers that end homelessness for D.C. residents. tinyurl.com/4ucwu7mx

This budget season, D.C.leaders must prioritize the basic needs of its residents and elevate the policies, resources, and investments that keep people safe and protected in all aspects of their life. New on our blog: www.legalclinic.org/the-mayors-b...

We are hiring! Come work with us! www.legalclinic.org/wp-content/u...

New post from our Executive Director: Reflections on the Rule of Law and the Role of the Lawyer. Kudos to @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social for their inspirational Law Day rally on May 1! www.legalclinic.org/reflections-...

Here is a helpful reminder from @washlegalclinic.bsky.social : "Hurting unhoused people with encampment clearings hurts our entire community and does nothing to end homelessness. Harming people without homes because one can...is quintessential bullying."

*Our first post here!* New: Our statement on increased enforcement of "no camping" laws in D.C., whether the by federal or local government. www.legalclinic.org/statement-on...