About the Consortium
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Please visit the website of our individual member organizations for the most up-to-date information on their operational status.
CONSORTIUM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Advocates for Justice and Education
American Civil Liberties Union of DC (ACLU-DC)
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Catholic Charities Immigration Services
Catholic Charities Legal Network of the Archdiocese of Washington
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
Catholic University Columbus Community Legal Services
Community Family Life Services
George Washington Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics
Neighborhood Legal Services Program
Network for Victim Recovery DC
Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services Program
GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome to the web site of the DC Consortium of Legal Services Providers. The Consortium is a coalition of 36 member organizations, all of which provide direct legal services to low-income DC residents. The Consortium is led by Co-Chairs Karen Newton Cole (Executive Director, Neighborhood Legal Services Program) and Ariel Levinson-Waldman (President and Director-Counsel, Tzedek DC). The Consortium's Steering Committee is comprised of the Consortium Co-Chairs, as well as four elected representatives from member organizations, currently: Su Sie Ju (Legal Director, Bread for the City), Naznin Saifi (Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center), and Laura Brown (Executive Director, First Shift Justice Project).
CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE
The DC Consortium meets virtually on the third Thursday of every month starting at 9:30 am and our meetings are always open to anyone interested in attending.
You are welcome to join our meetings. To do so, please email consortiumcoordinator@gmail.com to request a calendar invite.