Eliana Golding, a policy analyst at DCFPI focused on inclusive economies, says presenting trackable metrics in an easily digestible or visual way allows activists & organizers to add quantitative data to their lived experiences when advocating to lawmakers.
Still, advocates for affordable housing and homeless services believe the mayor’s budget does not do enough to meet residents’ needs given the times.
Mayor Bowser ordered the shift on Thursday after consulting with DCHA officials, taking the combined $57 million she initially included in her 2022 budget plan for repairs at the Claridge Towers complex near Shaw and distributing it among 3 other communities.
I am here today to testify on how the Council should increase investments in permanent housing, Project Reconnect, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), public housing repairs, and excluded workers.
The District has an unprecedented opportunity to leverage American Rescue Plan (ARP) dollars by pairing federal funds with local recurring revenue for a set of targeted and meaningful public investments that advance racial and economic equity.
Some opponents to raising taxes on DC’s wealthiest residents or profitable businesses claim that it could cause those residents or businesses to move to neighboring states. However, these claims don’t stand up to empirical scrutiny.
As demand picks back up, child care programs are making some tough choices: Charge parents more than they can afford to retain staff and pay them fairly, or pay early educators less than they deserve to serve families.
A coalition of DC’s mostly Black and brown excluded workers are calling upon the DC Council to invest $200 million in cash assistance for excluded workers to help them afford basic needs such as medicine, transportation, childcare, and debt incurred […]
The Mayor’s proposed $400 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 is historic and, if targeted as statutorily required, would go a long way in helping the District alleviate its affordable housing crisis.
Eighty percent of DC voters support raising taxes on incomes above $250,000 a year to support the District’s long-term economic recovery, a new poll from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and DC Action shows.