Category: Legal Clinic
Bread for the City Working with Amazon to Expand Housing Justice
Bread for the City, a direct services agency in Washington, DC, that serves over 32,000 DC residents living on low incomes, has received $750,000 in immediate support of its Legal Clinic’s housing law efforts. Bread for the City’s attorneys work to increase access to affordable and stable housing for residents of Washington, DC in the face of redevelopment, displacement, and discrimination. They prevent or delay eviction, prevent termination from critically-needed subsidy programs, and represent tenants and tenant associations.
One Victory, One Settlement, and Relief for Hundreds of Thousands
In a case we brought in partnership with Alston & Bird on behalf of Bread for the City and two individual Legal Aid clients (and consolidated with a case brought by almost two dozen state and local attorneys general), the federal District Court of the District of Columbia vacated a Trump Administration rule that would have cut off food stamps for nearly 700,000 Americans.
No landlord can serve a 30-Day Notice on a tenant until at least 60 days after the end of the Public Health Emergency, but Bread for the City is not satisfied.
The DC Council recently passed a few laws that give DC renters new rights. For example, no landlord can serve a 30-Day Notice on a tenant until at least 60 days after the end of the Public Health Emergency. In DC, the 30-Day Notice generally has to come before the filing of an eviction case, so this added protection will give folks a little more time before their landlords begin the process to evict them.
Bread for the City wins lawsuit in SNAP ABAWD case against Trump Administration
Bread for the City won a recent lawsuit against the Trump Administration, barring the implementation of a harmful change in the Agriculture Department’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as Food Stamps, that would cut more than 13,000 DC residents and 700,000 individuals nationally from relief. This lawsuit was filed by The Legal Aid Society of DC and the law firm Alston & Bird LLP on behalf of Bread for the City and residents of D.C. who receive food stamps. In March, the District Court issued a decision that temporarily stopped the government from implementing its new restrictions. Yesterday, the Court issued a final decision on a summary judgment motion in our favor.
Team Encounter: Welcome Astrid to BFC’s Legal Team
Team Encounter goes behind the work of Bread for the City to introduce you to our dedicated staff. This week, we learn more about and welcome Astrid, a new Staff Attorney.
Meet BFC’s Summer Law Clerks
Bread for the City is proud to introduce you to our amazing summer law clerks in our Legal Clinic!
Read Along With Our Legal Clinic This Summer
The Bread for the City Legal Clinic is sharing their summer reading list, focused on topics of interest to our staff, clients, community, and anyone interested in access to justice. Follow along all summer!
We’re Suing the Trump Administration. Here’s Why.
When the Trump Administration threatens the lives of our neighbors, we couldn't sit quietly. We're suing the administration. Read on for the details.
Bread for the City Submits Testimony On Public Benefits Access Issues
Language barriers, long wait times, and a lack of communication often prevent our clients from accessing benefits in a timely manner. Today, we took our concerns directly to the DC Council.
Bread for the City Attorney’s Fight to Protect Public Housing Tenants Reaches DC Council
From the courtroom to the city council, Bread for the City attorneys are going to bat for public housing tenants across the city. Read on to find out what's being done at the City Council to protect public housing tenants from displacement.