Housing: Homelessness – Page 11 – Voices for Civil Justice

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (WLCH) (DC)

Provider (District of Columbia)

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (WLCH) (DC)

Nonprofit organization providing pro bono legal services to those in the District affected by lack of housing and other housing issues.
Tags: Housing: Homelessness

Project CHALENG for Veterans

VA planning and cooperative initiative in collaboration with local communities. Works to identify and meet the needs of homeless veterans.
Tags: Housing: Homelessness, Veterans

National Housing Law Project

Nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968 to advance housing justice for poor people. HQ in San Francisco.
Tags: Housing: Homelessness, Housing: Landlord-Tenant

Lack Of Affordable Housing Puts The Squeeze On Poor Families

Audio, News Story (District of Columbia)

Lack Of Affordable Housing Puts The Squeeze On Poor Families

May 27, 2014 | Pam Fessler | National Public Radio (NPR)
NPR report on housing crunch in Washington, DC as gentrification presses the poor living in affordable housing. Some receive help from the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.
Tags: Housing: Homelessness | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

Judge orders D.C. to vacate makeshift shelters for homeless families

News Story (District of Columbia)

Judge orders D.C. to vacate makeshift shelters for homeless families

March 24, 2014 | Aaron C. Davis , Keith L. Alexander | Washington Post
Pro bono lawyers with the firm Hogan Lovells helped 79 homeless families bring a class-action suit against DC over winter quarters lacking privacy and security.
Tags: Housing: Homelessness | Pro Bono