Access to quality jobs and careers is a key component to lifting families out of poverty.
Our city has a thriving economy that continues to grow. Yet far too many District residents have trouble finding employment, or work in low-wage jobs that make it difficult to make ends meet. DC’s income inequality gap is one of the largest in the nation, and the cost of living in the city continues to increase. Through our analyses of employment, job training, and workers’ rights and protections, DCFPI seeks to promote budget and policy choices that expand quality job opportunities and reduce income inequality for DC residents.
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DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Economic Development / Health Care / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Public Oversight Roundtable on Implementation of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016
By Ed Lazere • October 18, 2019 • Jobs & Training
Report
What’s In the Approved FY 2020 Budget for Employment and Training?
By Kamolika Das and Doni Crawford • October 10, 2019 • Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford on the Prohibition of Marijuana Testing Act and Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act
By Doni Crawford • October 9, 2019 • Jobs & Training
Report
What’s In the Proposed FY 2020 Budget for Employment and Training?
By Doni Crawford and Kamolika Das • April 5, 2019 • Jobs & Training
Report
High-Road Development: Building Prosperity for Workers and the District
By Brittany Alston • July 2, 2018 • Economic Development / Jobs & Training
Report
Lessons from the Waterfront: Economic Development Projects Must Do More to Lessen DC’s Worsening Income Inequality
By Ilana Boivie • October 12, 2017 • Jobs & Training
Report
Economic Powerhouse: DC is Growing Faster than the Region
By Ilana Boivie • May 24, 2017 • Economic Development / Jobs & Training
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DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020
July Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers and Families
By Doni Crawford • July 1, 2020
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Employment Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 28, 2020
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