[District of Columbia, November 12, 2025]  – The DC Bar Foundation announces the release of its Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Biannual Progress Report .    The Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program (CLCPP) is a grant program established by the Expanding Access to Justice Amendment Act, enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia in July 2017. The DC Bar Foundation administers the CLCPP grant and awards grants to seven legal services organizations in the District

[District of Columbia, November 10, 2025] – The DC Bar Foundation has added seven new individuals to two of its leadership groups: five Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council members and two Advisory Committee members.   Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council –   Members of the Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council (YLN NC) serve two-year, renewable terms as ambassadors to promote the Foundation's mission to transform the District's civil legal aid network and increase

Nominations for the DC Access to Justice Commission Due Oct. 31 The DC Access to Justice Commission was established in 2005 by the DC Court of Appeals with the responsibility of "assuring high-quality access for low- and moderate-income residents and others in the District of Columbia, who suffer disparate access barriers to the civil justice system, and with raising the profile in our community of the need for equal access to justice." Nominations for a three-year appointmen