This section of the website is designed for clients and community members to get more information about legal problems and other community resources in DC. Links do not constitute legal advice from NLSP.

To get legal help from NLSP, call 202-832-NLSP or come to one of our offices during our intake hours. For more information on NLSP's services, check our Frequently Asked Questions.

General Legal Resources and Fact Sheets:

• For more information about legal problems: http://www.lawhelp.org/dc
  
• DC Bar Legal Information Helpline: (202) 626-3499 or (202) 626-3492

• Representing Yourself? (Pro Se). Follow the link for self-help clinics and resources.

• Links to other legal services providers in the D.C. area.

• To talk to a mental health counselor and get referral to services call DC’s 24/7 Access HelpLine:1-888-793-4357

Housing: 

• Legal Resources for Housing
  
• Interactive tools for filling out common landlord-tenant court forms.
• Facing Eviction if you don’t find the money to pay your rent? Contact the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). ERAP serves low-income District households with children, elderly households (age 60 or older) and people with disabilities. 

• DC Office of the Tenant Advocate
• A Housing Guide for Reentering Women in DC

Family Law

• Legal Resources for Family Law
  
• Interactive tools for filling out common family law court forms
  
• General information about custody in D.C.
   

Consumer Law

• Bankruptcy Fact Sheets
• Foreclosure Fact Sheets
• Student Loans Fact Sheets
• Dealing with Debt resources from the Federal Trade Commission
• Identity Theft information from the Federal Trade Commission

Domestic Violence

• Fact sheets
• My Sister’s Place offers a confidential 24-Hour hotline: 1-844-443-5732.
• House of Ruth provides a 24-hour shelter/safe place for battered women and their children with support groups and other resources for recovery. Their number is 202-667-7001. Location: 5 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Public Benefits

• Legal Resources for Public Benefits

Employment Law

• Fact sheets on unemployment insurance, wage and hour issues, discrimination, worker's compensation and Family and Medical Leave

Job Placement and Training Programs

• Jubilee Jobs
• Greater Washington Urban League Career Center
• Potomac Job Corps Center
• SOME Center for Employment Training
• On-the-Job Training Program, District Department of Transportation
• Registered Apprentice Program
• Community Services Agency: Building Futures Apprenticeship Outreach & Recruitment Project
• GEICO Auto Damage Trainee Program