Testimony at the Public Hearing on DC Public Schools Budget for School Year 2022-2023
By Qubilah Huddleston • November 9, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
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Testimony at the Health & Human Public Oversight Roundtable about the CARE Pilot Program and Ending Encampment Clearings
By Kate Coventry • November 9, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
I am here today to discuss the new Coordinated Assistance and Resources for Encampments (CARE) Pilot Program and to ask the Council to end encampment clearings and no encamping zones.
Testimony at the Oversight Hearing on “The Public Health Element of the District’s COVID-19 Response” About Health Care Access
By Kate Coventry • November 4, 2021 • Health Equity
DCFPI recommends the DC Council to require the Department of Healthcare Finance (DCF) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) to stay all terminations from the DC Healthcare Alliance and Immigrant Children’s Program (ICP) and to extend all enrollees’ […]
DC Budget Continues Reliance on Law Enforcement, but Includes Major New Investments in Violence Prevention
By Eliana Golding • November 1, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
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 […]
The District Moves Toward a More Inclusive Economy for Black Workers, Communities, and Businessowners
By Doni Crawford • October 18, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
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 […]
DCFPI Welcomes Emily Gallo as our new Communications and Policy Assistant!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 14, 2021
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Federal Dollars and Modest Tax Increase Enable Unprecedented Investment in Affordable Housing
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • October 7, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
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 […]
Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Human Rights Enforcement Amendment Act of 2021 to Make Homelessness a Protected Class Under the DC Human Rights Act
By Kate Coventry • October 6, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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Video: DC’s Big Win for Tax Equity
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 4, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Greater Investments in Public Education Still Fail to Set a Roadmap for Transformation and Equity
By Qubilah Huddleston • October 1, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
DC policymakers and top education officials need to work more closely with impacted communities to set a multi-year, long-term vision to eliminate racial and income inequities in student experiences and outcomes.
