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DC Affordable Law Firm delivers accessible justice to modest-income DC residents who do not qualify for traditional sources of free civil legal services and cannot afford standard representation. Our innovative programming expands access to justice by empowering community members with unmet legal needs while also launching the careers of public interest lawyers committed to accessible justice. Through our dignified no-cost and low-cost representation options, DCALF bridges the gap in legal services, changes DC's legal landscape, and makes accessible justice a reality. Through our innovative partnership between DCALF, law firms, and law schools, DC Affordable Law Firm advances our two-fold purpose: Advancing economic justice for DC residents from modest and low-income households unable to afford market-based legal services, and empowering rising attorneys to become skilled public interest attorneys and lifelong champions for equity and justice. Since its inception in 2015, DCALF has provided affordable and - as of 2022 -free family law, immigration law, and heirs' property, probate, and estate planning legal services to more than 3,000 DC residents, reaching hundreds more through community engagement and education. Unlike traditional legal aid organizations, we serve a broader population-hardworking DC residents living paycheck-to-paycheck who cannot afford private legal representation. Our clients are hardworking DC residents who earn up to 400% Federal Poverty Level. Most DCALF clients are DC residents employed in essential yet lower-paid positions who cannot afford the prohibitive costs of legal representation through the private marketplace. Access to DCALF's overwhelmingly free legal services helps our clients and their families gain economic stability, maintain safety, and build a better, more secure, future for themselves, their households, and generations to…