In August 2021, the DC Council adopted a tax plan that accomplishes two goals: increasing tax equity in DC and raising much-needed revenue for long-term transformative investments that advance racial equity.
If the Mayor fails to allocate additional funding for STAY DC, thousands of DC residents will face eviction and all of the trauma, disruption to education and employment, and poorer health that comes with it.
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) […]
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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.
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’ […]
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 […]
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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 […]
