Donate Now to the Pro Bono Program

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program is determined to expand pro bono services to answer the unmet need for legal assistance in our community.

Your support will enable the Pro Bono Program to provide legal assistance with the effectiveness and creativity that has become a hallmark of this nationally-recognized program.

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program is financed entirely by voluntary donations, not D.C. Bar membership dues. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Last year alone, the Pro Bono Program touched the lives of 15,000 people through our activities including:

We operate several resource centers in D.C. Superior Court, including: The Consumer Law, Tax Sale, Landlord-Tenant, Probate and Small Claims Resource Centers. All these centers, staffed by volunteers, enable the Pro Bono Program to make legal information and services easily accessible and meet the changing needs of the community.

Advocacy & Justice Clinic is the new name for our Law Firm Clinic. After 15 years, we have renamed the clinic to better reflect how we serve clients and how we fulfill our role as pro bono attorneys. The Clinic assists hundreds of District residents each year to avoid homelessness, secure desperately needed public assistance and rebuild their families and their lives.

Advice & Referral Clinics work in neighborhoods across the city from Anacostia to Shaw to Columbia Heights. These monthly walk-in clinics work with clients seeking assistance with problems ranging from consumer disputes to inquiries regarding child abuse and neglect cases.

Community Economic Development Project matches transactional attorneys with community-based organizations that are strengthening communities with new jobs, education, affordable housing and improved health care.

Your generosity enables the Pro Bono Program to be reliable, creative, and a growing source of pro bono legal services.

Thank you for your commitment to pro bono service and your generosity in support of our Program’s work.

Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities, has just included the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program in a list of “10 charities that earn high ratings” and noted that “their strong fiscal health makes them worthy of your consideration.”

The Pro Bono Program has achieved a four star rating and a fundraising efficiency of $.08. This is calculated using the amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity’s fundraising efficiency, they divide fundraising expenses by the total contributions received.

Federal Employees:

You may choose to donate to the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program through the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA). Our CFC number is 79670.

For more information on donating through the CFCNCA, visit their Web site.