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MS. ABEBE AND HER DCALF ATTORNEYS EMBRACED AND WEPT TOGETHER AS THE JUDGE GRANTED MS. ABEBE'S ASYLUM CLAIM, OFFERING HER FAMILY THE SAFE HARBOR SHE NEVER IMAGINED POSSIBLE.
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AT DCALF, THROUGH OUR ROLE CO-LEADING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S FIRST-EVER HEIRS' PROPERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WE SEE FIRSTHAND HOW HIGH THE STAKES CAN BE.
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BY STEPPING IN AT KEY MOMENTS, DCALF HELPED TRANSFORM YEARS OF FRUSTRATION INTO LONG-OVERDUE JUSTICE.
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WHEN AN ELDERLY VETERAN STRUGGLING WITH DEMENTIA NEEDED TO SECURE A DIVORCE, DCALF WAS BY HIS SIDE.
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"I AM CAROL FREITAS, AND I AM A GRATEFUL FORMER DCALF CLIENT."
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WITH DCALF'S SUPPORT, "E." WAS ONE OF THE FIRST YOUNG ADULTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO SECURE THE PROTECTIONS OF DC'S VULNERABLE YOUTH GUARDIANSHIP ACT.
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YESENIA* ARRIVED FROM EL SALVADOR TO BE REUNITED WITH HER MOTHER AND TURNED TO DCALF FOR SUPPORT. NEARLY SIX YEARS LATER, YESENIA IS NOW A GREEN CARD HOLDER.
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WHEN 24-YEAR OLD LONNIE WAS FACING FORECLOSURE AND COULDN'T RENEGOTIATE HIS MORTGAGE, HE TURNED TO DCALF TO HELP HIM SAVE HIS FAMILY HOME.
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WHEN CHARLENE AND LINDA'S UNCLE DIED LEAVING BEHIND A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOME TO NEARLY ONE-DOZEN HEIRS, DCALF WAS THERE TO HELP UNTANGLE THE SITUATION.
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WHEN MARKITA, A NATIVE WASHINGTONIAN, BECAME A FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER, SHE TURNED TO DCALF TO SAFEGUARD HER LEGACY.
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AT DCALF, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND IMPACT.