Fact Check: The Median White Household Wealth In The US Is NOT 81 Times The Black Median Household Wealth
Lead Stories • October 13, 2020 • Inclusive Economy
DC Zoning Officials Say They Can’t Advance Large Projects Without Comp Plan Changes
Washington Business Journal • October 8, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
“If consideration of comp plan revisions continues into 2021, [that will] will further delay its passage and, thereby, the review and approval of new housing, including much needed affordable housing, and inhibit investments we need for an equitable economic […]
Pandemic hit less than feared in 2020, but will hurt D.C. budget next year more than originally forecast
Washington Post • September 30, 2020 • Inclusive Economy
“During economic downturns, belt-tightening does more harm to Black, Brown and low-income residents, and it doesn’t help us grow our economy,” Mitchell said. “Budget cuts to essential programs are a nonstarter.”
As Many Public Schools Fight to Retain Students Amid Pandemic, Washington, D.C.’s Charters Are Closer to Meeting Fall Enrollment Projections Than DCPS’s Traditional Schools
The 74 • September 27, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Charters are also held more immediately accountable for matching enrollment projections by Count Day “because it could be really catastrophic to their budgets” if they don’t, said Alyssa Noth, education policy analyst for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute
Pathways DC is working to re-enfranchise voters experiencing homelessness
Street Sense Media • September 24, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
According to a recent report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, 57% of people experiencing homelessness in D.C. have been previously incarcerated, and 55% said incarceration caused their homelessness
Massachusetts Landlords Battle Bill That Would Give Renters First Right Of Refusal On Apartment Sales
Bisnow • September 17, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
The Massachusetts bill is modeled after a law that passed in Washington, D.C., in 1980 that supporters of renter rights, such as the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, credited with preserving more than 1,400 units of affordable housing in the District between 2003 […]
Nonprofit Explores What it Will Take to Provide Immediate Housing for Returning Citizens
Street Sense Media • September 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Nonprofit developer Jubilee Housing plans to create immediate temporary housing for people returning from incarceration and long-term affordable housing for returning citizens who have found a source of income.
DC’s Housing Authority Got $50M to Start Plugging a $2.5B Hole. Advocates are Eager to See What’s in Store
Washington Business Journal • September 4, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
The D.C. Housing Authority just scored a serious chunk of change to redevelop, rehab or demolish 15 of its most dilapidated properties. Now, it needs to figure out a game plan.
New Report Finds Half Of DC Children Living In Renter Households Aren’t Getting Enough To Eat
DCist • August 20, 2020
A new survey shows that half of the District’s children who live in households that rent their homes aren’t getting enough to eat, their families are behind on rent or both.
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Judith Sandalow Honored with ABA John Minor Wisdom Award
Children's Law Center • August 6, 2020