DCFPI supports Events DC’s ongoing efforts to provide assistance through the DC CARES program to workers excluded from unemployment benefits and federal stimulus payments.
DCFPI applauds the hard work and intentionality that went into making this cannabis legalization and regulation bill arguably the best in the nation. When we were all having conversations last year on how to incorporate racial equity as a focus of DC […]
Historic wealth deprivation and imposed inequality has left Black businessowners with unequal access to the capital needed to withstand the pandemic, leading to higher rates of Black business closure. This toolkit analyzes District investments with a […]
As District residents, particularly those with low incomes and Black and brown communities, continue to grapple with the economic harm of the pandemic and an increasingly unequal economy, investing deeply and strategically in affordable housing is a step in […]
While there are components of the discussion draft that DCFPI supports—most notably the removal of cannabis as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, which should allow DC to move forward with recreational cannabis sales and […]
While the Council votes twice on the DC budget, we know that the first vote is the most consequential moment for Councilmembers to improve the lives of Black and brown, and immigrant communities, whose economic, social, and cultural contributions are the heart […]
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.
A year into the global health pandemic, the resulting economic downturn continues to underscore the importance of substantial District investments in quality affordable housing and rental assistance for DC residents.
DCFPI supports Events DC’s ongoing efforts to provide assistance to DC workers who have been excluded from unemployment benefits and federal stimulus payments through the establishment of the DC Cares Program and applauds the Council’s supplemental […]