District of Columbia Bar Foundation provides one-year, interest-free, forgivable loans of up to $12,000 per year to qualified attorneys providing legal assistance to low-income DC residents.
Who is Eligible to Participate?
To be eligible, an employee must be:
- A lawyer;
- Employed by an organization on DC Bar Foundation’s approved list;
- Having a current annual salary (including bonuses and other wages) of less than $100,000; and,
- Working not less than 35 hours per week (for full-time benefits) or not less than 17 hours per week (for part-time benefits).
To ensure you are eligible, read the most updated requirements on the DC Bar Foundation website:
- Program description: https://www.dcbarfoundation.org/lrap
- Borrowers: https://www.dcbarfoundation.org/eligible-attorneys
- Employers: https://www.dcbarfoundation.org/eligible-employers
How do I enroll?
Contact your employer’s LRAP Designated Contact provided below.
Advocates for Justice and Education
Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas – rochanda.hiligh-thomas@aje-dc.org
African Communities Together
Amara Legal Center
Natasha Thomas – natasha.thomas@amaralegal.org
Carole Bernard – carole.bernard@amaralegal.org
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Naznin Saifi – naznin.saifi@apalrc.org
Bread for the City
Su Sie Ju – sju@breadforthecity.org
Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
Elisa Lasater – Elisa@caircoalition.org
Kathryn Doan – kathy.doan@caircoalition.org
Itzel Almazan – itzel@caircoalition.org
Catholic Charities Legal Network
Jackie Rishty – Jacqueline.Rishty@cc-dc.org
Central American Resource Center
Abel Nuñez – anunez@carecendc.org
Genevieve Augustin – Genevieve.augustin@carecendc.org
Children’s Law Center
Daniela Stafford – DStafford@ChildrensLawCenter.org
Christian Legal Aid of DC
Whitney King – whitney.king@christianlegalaid-dc.org
Community Family Life Services
DC Affordable Law Firm
Wendy Phipps – wphipps@dcaffordablelaw.org
DC Bar Pro Bono Center
LaTanya Hunter – LHunter@dcbar.org
Angela Boone – aboone@dcbar.org
Kelli Neptune – kneptune@dcbar.org
DC KinCare Alliance
Marla Spindel – marla@dckincare.org
DC Volunteers Lawyers Project
Brian Yourish – byourish@dcvlp.org
Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project
First Shift Justice Project
Laura Brown – lbrown@firstshift.org
Georgetown University Law Center – Health Justice Alliance
Lisa Kessler – lkp33@georgetown.edu
Howard University School of Law
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
Jessica Groeger – jessica.groeger@yptc.com
Kathy Hays – khays@legalaiddc.org
Legal Counsel for the Elderly | AARP
Rhonda Holmes – rholmes@aarp.org
Paul Ryberg – pryberg@aarp.org
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
Mother’s Outreach Network
Neighborhood Legal Services Program
Tyra Aikens – taikens@nlsp.org
Katherine Hollins – khollins@nlsp.org
Network for Victim Recovery of DC
Jennifer Jackson – jennifer@nvrdc.org
Open City Advocates
Penelope Spain – penelope@opencityadvocates.org
Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Phyllis Holton – pholton@dcqualitytrust.org
Rising for Justice
Greg Nolen Executive Assistant – gnolen@risingforjustice.org
Chijioke Akamigbo – cakamigbo@risingforjustice.org
School Justice Project
Claire Blumenson – cblumenson@sjpdc.org
Second Look Project
James Zeigler – jzeigler@secondlookdc.org
The Safe Sisters Circle
Nel-Sylvia Guzman – nelsylvia.guzman@safesisterscircle.org
Torture Abolition & Survivors Support Coalition
Angela Edman – angela@tassc.org
University Legal Services | Disability Rights DC
Jane Brown – jbrown@uls-dc.org
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Nachama Wilker – nachama_wilker@washlaw.org
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Deborah Chandler – deborah.chandler@legalclinic.org
Whitman-Walker Health
Daniel Harris – dharris@whitman-walker.org
Tiera Lyles – tlyles@whitman-walker.org
Where Can I Get More Information?