Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Board Meeting of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
By Kate Coventry • February 10, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
I am here today to ask you to reject the proposed regulations for locally-funded vouchers or amend them to allow applicants to self-certify their identity and to ensure that residents are not excluded from the program because of immigration status or […]
Principles for Sustaining an Equitable Recovery
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 8, 2022 • Revenue & Budget
Growing wages and salaries, investment income, and business profits are boosting DC’s revenues, but not all of the District’s residents are on the path to recovery. There remains a huge gap between the city’s wealthier, largely white, residents and its […]
Testimony at the Performance Oversight Hearing on Events DC on Cash Assistance through the DC Cares Program
By Doni Crawford • February 2, 2022 • Inclusive Economy
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.
Testimony at the Performance Oversight Hearing on the DC Housing Authority
By Kate Coventry • January 27, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
DCFPI envisions a future where no one is homeless for a long time and no one dies without the dignity of a home. The FY 2022 budget will bring us much closer to this goal but only if we ensure timely implementation of the resources and commit to greater […]
Letter to Mayor Bowser: Use Growing Revenues Address the Eviction Crisis
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 27, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
We, the undersigned 38 organizations, are writing to urge you to use DC’s growing revenues to immediately address the eviction crisis that stands to harm over 40,000 households, including at least 350 families who are facing termination from Rapid ReHousing […]
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston at the Public Hearing on “Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021”
By Qubilah Huddleston • January 20, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
My testimony mainly focuses on the “Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021” (Schools First). Some of my statements and recommendations, however, also apply to the “Schools Full Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021.”
Testimony at the Agency Performance Oversight Hearing on the Department of Housing and Community Development on Transparency and Reporting
By Eliana Golding • January 19, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
The fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget’s historic investment of $250 million into the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) could, if well-targeted and -monitored, help the District make great strides in alleviating its affordable housing crisis. It is essential […]
Early Childhood Investments Make Early Educator Compensation More Equitable and Stabilize the Child Care Sector
By Danielle Hamer • December 22, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Testimony of Danielle Hamer at the Early Childhood Educator Compensation Task Force Roundtable
By Danielle Hamer • December 17, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
My testimony focuses on health care benefits as a crucial part of “parity,” potential effects on workers’ eligibility for public benefits, and the next steps that the District should take to secure equitable wages for DC’s early educators.
