What’s In the Approved FY 2021 Budget for the Safety Net?
By Kate Coventry, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • September 21, 2020 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
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Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Roundtable on Tenant Protection and Eviction Prevention
By Kate Coventry • September 14, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
On Tuesday, The DC Council cast the first of two votes on their fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget, which moves the District’s fiscal policy and investments in the right direction.
DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • June 29, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Last week, DC Council committees voted on changes—or “markups”—to the Mayor’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget, which failed to adequately meet the spike in human needs resulting from the current economic downturn and pandemic.
Testimony of Kate Coventry At The Way Home Campaign’s People’s Roundtable to End Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • June 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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The Council Should Remove Barriers to Health Care Access for DC Immigrants
By Kate Coventry • June 22, 2020 • Health Equity
DC imposes barriers on residents trying to access health insurance through the DC Healthcare Alliance. These barriers contribute to both poor health outcomes and unnecessarily high program costs.
How Divesting from the Police Can Strengthen the District
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Danielle Hamer, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • June 12, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Every year, police shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people in the US—a disproportionate share of them are Black. It is past time to analyze how public dollars contribute to this racist violence, starting with our city’s budget.
What’s in the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for the Department of Human Services?
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
While DHS only faced minor cuts compared to other agencies, the budget lacks sufficient resources for the housing and services that homeless residents need to thrive.
5 Takeaways from the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for FY 2020 (Revised) and FY 2021 (and Why You Should Pay Attention)
By Alyssa Noth, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Kate Coventry, Tazra Mitchell and Qubilah Huddleston • May 19, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
The proposal addressed pandemic-induced budget shortfalls by employing a mix of strategies that helped her protect, and in some cases expand, vital programs. Some community needs are met while others remain un- or underfunded.
DC Leaders Should Center Six Principles When Crafting Budget Plans
By Kate Coventry • May 7, 2020 • COVID-19 / Revenue & Budget
To make it through this crisis and build a just economic recovery, it is important for DC’s response to preserve crucial investments in homeless services and housing, health care, social services, and education.
