Please join us in urging the D.C. Council to make the restoration of Access to Justice Initiative funding a top FY27 budget priority. The Initiative is facing an 86% reduction from last year’s funding level. This puts tens of thousands of D.C. residents at risk of getting no legal help. Sign up to provide testimony during the FY27 D.C. Council Budget Oversight process on May 6 (Judiciary Committee) or May 13 (Committee of the Whole). This is an opportunity to share with the D.C. Council the impact the Initiative has made in the community.

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