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Jun 26
2 min

Together we answer inequity with action

In an effort to address some of the new legal aid needs that have emerged as a result of COVID-19, the DC Bar Foundation has committed at...

Jun 26
1 min

Many ways to make a difference

Your gifts are now more important than ever as the DC Bar Foundation responds to the vast needs in the District’s civil legal aid network...

Jun 26
2 min

COVID-19 Response Grants Spotlight: Direct Impact Where It’s Needed Most

Our COVID-19 response grants will help DC’s legal aid organizations navigate hardships incurred from COVID-19 so they can provide uninter...

Jun 22
3 min

Thank You for Your Support: Nathalie Gilfoyle

We are fortunate at the DC Bar Foundation to have loyal donors and volunteers who make our mission possible through their generosity. Thi...

Jun 17
3 min

Operations Manager

Click Here to Apply for This Position The Foundation The DC Bar Foundation (DCBF), a 501(c)(3) organization established in 1977, funds, s...

Jun 15
2 min

Imoni Washington, Director of Programs

Imoni Washington oversees the implementation of the Foundation’s strategies and its programs to ensure that the District’s civil legal ju...

Jun 15
1 min

Greer Richey, Development and Communications Assistant

Greer helps manage the DC Bar Foundation’s major fundraising campaigns and generates the Foundation’s various public-facing communication...

Jun 15
1 min

Mark Johnson-Lewis, Evaluation and Impact Manager

Mark oversees the Foundation’s evaluation activities to articulate and measure DCBF’s impact in the civil legal justice community. He als...

Jun 15
1 min

B.A. Cockburn, Programs Officer

B.A. works to support equal justice for all in DC by “building ecosystems where residents know their rights, can access legal help for is...

Jun 15
1 min

J. Daryl Byler, Director of Development and Communications

With 20 years’ experience in donor development, Daryl oversees the Foundation’s private fundraising from law firms and individuals, throu...

Jun 15
1 min

Berlaunder M. Barnes, Programs Manager

Berlaunder brings more than 30 years of administrative and operational management to the DC Bar Foundation. Berlaunder joined DCBF in Ju...

Jun 15
2 min

Kirra Jarratt, Chief Executive Officer

Kirra Jarratt is the Chief Executive Officer of the DC Bar Foundation. Kirra and her team work hand-in-hand with DC’s legal aid community...

Jun 12
2 min

Now is the Time to Act.

Shock. Anger. Sadness. Numbness. Exhaustion. Disbelief. Fear. These are just a fraction of the emotions I have experienced while trying t...

Jun 12
2 min

The Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council Call for Applications

[District of Columbia, June 12, 2020] – The District of Columbia Bar Foundation seeks applications for new members of its Young Lawyers N...

May 26
3 min

Your DC Neighbors Need You

A Note From Our CEO You and your loved ones are on our minds during this time of upheaval, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope...

May 26
2 min

YOUR NEIGHBORS NEED YOUR SUPPORT, NOW MORE THAN EVER.

Dear Friends, I write to you with a sense of urgency to ask for your commitment during this extraordinary time. COVID-19 is having an unp...

May 17
2 min

SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS: MEET JAMIE SPARANO, LRAP ATTORNEY

With your generous support, our Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) keeps skilled, dedicated public interest lawyers in the field. T...

May 6
2 min

The DC Bar Foundation Urges Mayor Bowser and the DC Council to Fully Fund Legal Aid as part of the..

The DC Bar Foundation Urges Mayor Bowser and the DC Council to Fully Fund Legal Aid as part of the District’s COVID-19 Recovery [District...

May 5
3 min

BETH MELLEN HARRISON OF LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO RECEIVE 2020 SCOUTT PRIZE

[District of Columbia, May 5, 2020] – The District of Columbia Bar Foundation has selected Beth Mellen Harrison as the recipient of the 2...

Apr 23
1 min

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: COVID-19 RESPONSE GRANTS

The DC Bar Foundation is proud to continue to support our grantees in their unwavering commitment to providing legal aid to our shared co...

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