The Veterans Consortium (vetsprobono.org) is proud to have received a $120,000 grant from the District of Columbia Bar Foundation (dcbarfoundation.org) to support the organization’s free legal clinics in Washington D.C. through December 31st, 2025.

The Veterans Consortium’s legal clinics connect staff and volunteer attorneys with former service members to help them navigate challenges in Veterans' benefits, as well as family, consumer, landlord-tenant, and employment law. Without free legal assistance, many Veterans with low-income, or those who are underserved, struggle to access a wide range of life-changing benefits and services.

The Veterans Consortium offers in-person walk-in clinics at the address below once a month. Lawyers are available to provide free legal advice, referrals, and case intakes on a first-come, first-served basis.

Washington VA Medical Center

50 Irving Street, Northwest

Washington, DC 20422-0001

The organization also offers support for Veterans and service members nationwide through their virtual clinics by appointment only.

 

About The Veterans Consortium

The Veterans Consortium is a 30+ year old legal services nonprofit created by Congress and leading Veteran Service Organizations. The organization trains and mentors attorneys to help Veterans across the country get the benefits they earned.

Beyond the clinics funded by this grant, the nonprofit helps Veterans with:

• Denied VA benefits cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

• “Other Than Honorable” discharges related to PTSD/mental health crises

• Women Veterans’ issues, including Military Sexual Trauma (MST)

• Citizenship through Service

Attorneys with The Veterans Consortium have a proven track record of success.

• Providing 84,000 service members with free legal advice

• Taking on 7,900+ pro bono cases for qualifying clients

• Training 6,700+ attorneys for ongoing pro bono work for veterans

• Winning 83% of cases

 

About the DC Bar Foundation

The DC Bar Foundation is the leading funder of civil legal aid in the District of Columbia. The organization is committed to the vision that residents of the District have equal access to justice, regardless of income. Their mission is to fund, support, and improve legal representation of people who are financially disenfranchised or who are otherwise underserved in the District of Columbia.

The Bar Foundation awards grants to the District’s legal services organizations that provide free civil legal services to low-income and underserved people in the District. Since its inception in 1977, the Foundation has awarded more than $123 million in grants.