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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.”
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 […]
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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 […]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate our public health and key sectors of our economy, with Black and brown residents bearing the brunt of these hardships due to longstanding inequities in health care, education, employment, and wealth-building […]
