| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | |
| Abbreviation: | WLCH |
| Type: | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose: | To provide pro bono legal services and advocacy to people struggling with homelessness and poverty in Washington, D.C.[1] |
| Location: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Leader Name: | James E. Rocap, III, Esq[2] |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name2: | Patty Mullahy Fugere |
| Leader Title2: | Executive director |
| Coordinates: | 38.917°N -77.0284°W |
| Tax Id: | 52-1545522[3] |
| Status: | 501(c)(3) |
| Employees: | 19 |
| Employees Year: | 2019 |
| Volunteers: | 280 |
| Volunteers Year: | 2019 |
| Revenue: | $2,249,963 |
| Revenue Year: | 2019 |
| Expenses: | $1,919,487 |
| Expenses Year: | 2019 |
| Formerly: | Ad Hoc Committee for the Homeless |
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (also known as WLCH or The Legal Clinic) is a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit organization providing pro bono legal services to those in the District affected by lack of housing and other housing issues.[4] [5]
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless began its efforts to fight homelessness in 1985 as an undertaking of the D.C. Bar, and was originally titled "Ad Hoc Committee for the Homeless."[6] In 1986, the organization became the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.[7] It was incorporated on May 14, 1987.[8]
Mary Ann Luby, a nun, served as outreach worker at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless for 15 years. Prior to joining the Clinic, she served as the first director of the privately run Rachael's Women's Center. She died in 2010 at the age of 70.[9]