All new problems and cases must be screened for eligibility through our intake process.
Please note that, starting in November of 2023, intake will be closed every second Thursday of the month and every last Wednesday of the month.
Apply for Help:
Walk-in
• Come to our Headquarters office, 64 New York Ave. NE, Suite 180, Washington DC 20002, Tuesdays or Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm to complete an in-person intake.
Online
• Please visit our Online Intake website, available 24/7. Here is a link to the user instructions for the Online Intake website.
Call (202) 832-6577(NLSP)
• Telephone intake available Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
For more information about legal problems: http://www.lawhelp.org/dc
Our Locations:
Headquarters
64 New York Ave. NE, Suite 180
Washington DC 20002
Phone: 202-832-NLSP (6577)
Office Hours: M-F 9:00 am- 5:30 pm
Intake Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am- 3:00 pm
Closest Metro: NoMa-Galludet U/New York Avenue Metro (Red Line)
Directions: Located in the former Peoples Drug Store Warehouse building.
Far Northeast Office
4609 Polk Street, NE
Washington DC 20019
Phone: 202-832-NLSP (6577)
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am- 5:30 pm
Intake Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am- 3:00 pm
Closest Metro: Deanwood (Orange Line)
Directions: Located one block from the metro station, just through the tunnel from Deanwood Library.
Southeast Office - NEW OFFICE OPEN as of January 23, 2019
2412 Minnesota Avenue, SE
Washington DC 20020
Phone: 202-832-NLSP (6577)
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am- 5:30 pm
Intake Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am- 3:00 pm
Closest Metro: Potomac Avenue (Blue/Orange/Silver Line)
Directions: Located about a mile from the metro station, Pennsylvania Avenue, across Sousa Bridge and a right on Minnesota Avenue.
Metro Bus: Pennsylvania Avenue SE and L'Enfant Square SE Bus lines 30N, 30S, 32,34, 36, 39, B2 and M6