29 Jan 2026 Proposed Child Support System Reforms Would Expand Financial Support for DC Kids The DC Attorney General introduced a bill, drafted together with Legal Aid, that would transform DC's child support system and direct more child support to families who need it. Learn More
11 Dec 2020 Action Needed to Stop Ice Detentions at DC Courthouse Within a week, the District’s immigrant community may finally get permanent protection against IC Read More
16 Nov 2020 Legal Aid Receives Record $750,000 Donation from Amazon to Expand COVID-19 Response Read More
12 Nov 2020 DC Bar Foundation to Honor Beth Mellen with the Scoutt Prize This week, Legal Aid’s Beth Mellen, a Supervising Attorney in the Read More
28 Oct 2020 Announcing a New Social Justice Fund & Award Benefitting Legal Aid We are excited to announce that Mark Poerio, Davis & Harman, Ifrah Law, and The Wagner Law Gr Read More
22 Oct 2020 Social Security Administration Agrees To Return Up To $30 Million In Wrongly Confiscated Tax Refunds Legal Aid announced a settlement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) this week that cou Read More
20 Oct 2020 DC SAFE to honor Trisha Monroe with the COVID-19 Hero Award This week, Legal Aid’s Read More