According to data from the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, in 2014, 22 percent of Hispanic residents lived below the poverty line compared to 7 percent of white, non-Hispanic residents.
The chart in the post was copied from a 2018 report, “Economic Inequality in DC Reflects Disparities in Income, Wages, Wealth, and Economic Mobility. Policy Solutions Should Too,” by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute
“‘For people returning to D.C. from incarceration, it often means coming home to homelessness,’ says Kate Coventry, the author of the DCFPI report. ‘They face all the same issues that other low-income folks in the District face, but they also face some […]
he possibility is something lawmakers should consider, according to Tazra Mitchell of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. “We have to make sure there are no unintentional harsh effects of pushing people off of SNAP or TANF if they’re accessing a guaranteed […]
“If consideration of comp plan revisions continues into 2021, [that will] will further delay its passage and, thereby, the review and approval of new housing, including much needed affordable housing, and inhibit investments we need for an equitable economic […]
“During economic downturns, belt-tightening does more harm to Black, Brown and low-income residents, and it doesn’t help us grow our economy,” Mitchell said. “Budget cuts to essential programs are a nonstarter.”
Charters are also held more immediately accountable for matching enrollment projections by Count Day “because it could be really catastrophic to their budgets” if they don’t, said Alyssa Noth, education policy analyst for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute
According to a recent report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, 57% of people experiencing homelessness in D.C. have been previously incarcerated, and 55% said incarceration caused their homelessness
The Massachusetts bill is modeled after a law that passed in Washington, D.C., in 1980 that supporters of renter rights, such as the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, credited with preserving more than 1,400 units of affordable housing in the District between 2003 […]