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District of Columbia

Official District of Columbia programs that can help protect your privacy, and where to find legal help. Each program decides who qualifies, so check its page for the details.

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Keep your home address private

The Address Confidentiality Program, run by the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, gives participants a legal substitute address. It receives their first-class, certified, and registered mail and forwards it to them.1

  • District agencies must accept the substitute address. Other, non-government groups may still ask for your real address.12
  • It is for people who fear for their safety, live in DC (or will soon), and have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking. People who work for groups that serve these victims, or for groups focused on reproductive health care, can also apply. There are also rules about moving or taking steps to keep your address private. Adults and children may qualify.1
  • You apply with help from an application assistant at one of several agencies across DC.1

Go to the Address Confidentiality Program (ovsjg.dc.gov)

Help for victims of crime

The Crime Victims Compensation Program is run by the DC Superior Court, not by the DC government.3 It gives financial help to eligible victims of crime with certain costs, such as medical care, counseling, lost wages, and moving. The program decides who qualifies.4

Go to the Crime Victims Compensation Program (dccourts.gov)

Find a lawyer

This site does not give legal advice. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed District of Columbia lawyer.

  • The DC Bar runs MyDCLawyer, a lawyer referral service. You describe your legal issue and get a list of DC lawyers. Searching is free.5
  • If you have a low income, you may be able to get free legal help. The DC Bar points people to LawHelp.org/DC, a project of the DC Bar Pro Bono Center. It lists free legal services in DC and gives free legal information.67

Find a lawyer (mydclawyer.org)

Find free legal aid (lawhelp.org/dc)

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Sources

  1. DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants. "Address Confidentiality Program." ovsjg.dc.gov
  2. DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants. "Address Confidentiality Program" (public flier, PDF). ovsjg.dc.gov (pdf)
  3. DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants. "Crime Victim Compensation." ovsjg.dc.gov
  4. Superior Court of the District of Columbia. "Crime Victims Compensation Program" brochure (PDF). dccourts.gov (pdf)
  5. DC Bar. "D.C. Bar Launches MyDCLawyer, an AI-Powered Lawyer Referral Service." dcbar.org
  6. DC Bar. "Hiring a Lawyer." dcbar.org
  7. LawHelp.org/DC. "About Us." lawhelp.org/dc