Tzedek DC and Legal Aid DC jointly testified today before the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety at a Performance Oversight Hearing for the DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants.

The testimony highlighted the positive impact on consumer justice for DC residents from DC's Access to Justice Initiative as administered by our funding partner, the DC Bar Foundation. The joint testimony focused on the racial equity implications of the issues that the Initiative is supporting in the consumer area, as well as the Initiative's ability to allow providers to respond with a networked strategy to address the expanded scope and needs of consumer work for DC residents, including ensuring residents' rights on paper are translated into justice on the ground under the newly reformed DC debt collection rules.

Read the full testimony here.