An estimated 44.7 percent of District renters are “rent burdened,” meaning they pay more than 30 percent of their gross income to rent according to one-year estimates from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Rent burden among renters […]
More than 140,000 residents of the District of Columbia are at risk of not having enough to eat if the proposals in Congress to make substantial cuts to the nation’s primary food assistance program are not defeated.
Behind the statistics lie individual narratives of resilience, adaptation, and aspiration that shape the diversity of and strengthen Washington, DC.
DCFPI Welcomes Shira Markoff as New Director of Economic Policy
Unless the US House takes action, DC will be forced to cut $1 billion from its current budget, in an attack on residents’ fundamental right to self-govern.
District leaders must treat these implementation delays seriously because they have real costs for the individuals experiencing them, such as not knowing where they’re going to spend the night and struggling to receive needed services like medical treatment […]
The US House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on a federal spending bill that could cut $1 billion from DC’s budget halfway into the fiscal year, likely leading to immediate and wide-ranging cuts to public safety, schools, and other critical programs, […]
DC’s progress on alleviating child poverty stalled in 2023, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), and remains closely linked to race, place, and age due to systemic inequities stretching back before America’s founding.
This testimony focuses on core programs that support the early childhood system and allow every family in DC to have access to high-quality, affordable care for their children, including the Pay Equity Fund (PEF), the child care subsidy program, and the Pre-K […]
