DC Pro Bono Week 2016: Affiliated Pro Bono Trainings
DC Pro Bono Week 2016: Schedule of Events
A Low Bono Referral Service Comes to DC
From Private Practice to Public Interest: Deborah Levine
Event Series: The State of African Americans in DC
Summer Olympics Pro Bono Puns (Volume 2)
Our 2016 Mentoring Program
Summer Olympics Pro Bono Puns
Now Accepting Nominations for our 2016 Awards
Justice in Aging Fellow Shana Wynn Works for District Seniors
4th of July Pro Bono Puns
Our New Board Members, 2016 Edition
Meet Our Summer Intern, Miranda Hines
Blogging for Ward 7: Community Activist Susie Cambria
Board Member Karen Grisez Honored for Protecting Immigrants’ Rights
NLSP and Duane Morris Launch Veterans Legal Assistance Project
Protecting the Veterans Who Protected Us
Friday the 13th Pro Bono Puns
Yesterday was Friday the 13th. We made puns.
Expungement Clinic in Anacostia
Join Our Board!
Preserving Homeownership in Deanwood
The Dogs of Public Interest Law: Moose
Our 2016 D.C. Bar Endorsements
Poverty and Participation, East of the River
Job Seeker Workshop at Anacostia Library
Upcoming programs at DC Public Library East of the River will help District residents with criminal records search for a job. "Ban the Box," a DC law passed in 2014, says that certain employers are not allowed to inquire about criminal background on initial job application forms, and can ask about criminal convictions only after making a conditional offer of employment. A series of interactive workshops, facilitated by lawyers from Bread for the City and Neighborhood Legal Services Program, will teach residents about the new law and will walk participants through the process of filing a complaint if their rights are violated. The next workshop in the series takes place Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 a.m. at the Anacostia Library on 1800 Good Hope Road SE. Additional Ban the Box workshops, along with more East of the River programming, is planned in the coming months as well.
Education News, East of the River
February has already brought two innovations to DC education, with particular benefits for residents East of the River and in other disadvantaged local communities. First, the DC City Council has teamed up with DC Public Libraries for an exciting new program, called Books from Birth, which provides DC kids with a free book each month from birth until they turn five. The goal is to get children reading as early and often as possible in order to close the "achievement gap" that many disadvantaged children face when starting school. Parents or caregivers can register their children here; books are mailed monthly and the kids can keep the books (and read them as often as they want). Second, and in another effort to address the achievement gap—as well as the "summer learning loss" that many kids experience over summer vacation—DC will implement an extended school year for ten schools starting this fall. The Post reports that the ten elementary and middle schools, nine of which are in Wards 7 and 8, will have 20 extra days added to their school years. The goal is to replace a summer-break model with a year-round model. On extra added days, kids will have opportunities for extra learning both in core subjects and in "specials" such as arts, languages, and physical education. Mayor Bowser praised the initiative, pointing out that by the time the students reach eighth grade, they will have received an extra year's worth of instruction. DC officials hope that the added learning time will help level the playing field, giving children in disadvantaged neighborhoods more opportunities to learn and thrive.