Making Justice Real
The Official Blog of the Legal Aid Society of the District of ColumbiaSave DC Safety Net Rally
Advocates, providers & concerned DC residents rally to ask the DC Council to save the safety net and raise revenues rather than cutting critical programs such as TANF, legal services, adult literacy training, housing first, education and more.
- Legal Aid attorneys and staff show support at rally.
- Legal Aid Supervising Attorney Jennifer Mezey explains how harmful the proposed cuts to TANF would be for vulnerable DC families.
- Advocates listen to Councilmember Michael Brown speak.