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Legal hotline for D.C. seniors at capacity as proposed attorney funding eliminated, LCE warns
Summary
Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE) told the committee June 11 that its legal hotline handled thousands of calls in FY24 and that the council’s FY25 one-time add of $110,000 to hire an attorney has been removed from the proposed FY26 budget; LCE urged restoration to avoid leaving seniors without legal help.
Rhonda Cunningham Holmes, executive director of Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE), told the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor on June 11 that the LCE hotline is at capacity and that the proposed FY26 DACL/EACL budget removes $110,000 that the council added in FY25 to support an additional attorney.
Why it matters: LCE’s hotline provides legal advice and representation for district residents age 60 and over on housing,…
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