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 […]
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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.
Today, 54 organizations led by the Strengthening Families Through Behavioral Health Coalition submitted a letter to Mayor Bowser outlining the investments required to ensure the School-Based Behavioral Health Program (SBBH) can be successful at servings the […]
As revenues and the local economy rebound, DC lawmakers must continue to seize opportunities to make the bold investments necessary to further address long-standing racial inequities. This means ensuring that the District continues to take bold steps to […]
I am here today to thank the Council for passing the “Homes and Hearts Amendment Act of 2021” (“Homes and Hearts”) that created historic investments in housing. Today, I request the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) […]
As advocates for racial justice and community safety have pushed lawmakers to increase public safety by moving money away from the police and into community resources, the DC Council approved a budget for FY 2022 that does reflect major new investments in […]
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 […]
Tomorrow, Black women across the U.S. finally will reach pay parity with white men: they will have earned in 19 months as much as white men earned in one year (for median annual earnings for full-time work). That’s seven more months of work just to get equal […]