Featured Publications & Resources
In The News
For Thousands Of Eligible DC Residents, a COVID-19 Stimulus Check May Never Arrive
WAMU • June 26, 2020 • COVID-19
In The News
7 On Your Side: Resources to Help Minority-owned Businesses During Pandemic
WJLA • June 24, 2020 • COVID-19
In The News
A Viral Black-owned Business Success and the Shortcomings of the Federal Pandemic Response
CNN • June 22, 2020 • COVID-19
In The News
Saving Black Lives: Policymakers Examine the COVID-19 Disparity in DC
WJLA • June 5, 2020 • COVID-19
Blog
DC Council Should Put Revenue on the Table to Build a Just Recovery
By Musaab Ibrahim • June 3, 2020 • COVID-19
In The News
As Washington DC Weighs Reopening, African Americans in the Nation’s Capital Brace for the Worst
TIME • May 26, 2020 • COVID-19
Op-Ed
Reconsider the Federal “Safety Net”
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • May 22, 2020 • COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
DC Leaders Should Center Six Principles When Crafting Budget Plans
By Kate Coventry • May 7, 2020 • COVID-19 / Revenue & Budget
In The News
Black Washingtonians Make Up Less Than Half Of DC’s Population, But 80% Of Coronavirus Deaths
DCist • May 6, 2020 • COVID-19
Blog
What Does COVID-19 Mean for the Survival of Black-Owned Businesses?
By Doni Crawford and Qubilah Huddleston • May 1, 2020 • COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony at the Performance Oversight Hearing on the District of Columbia Housing Authority
By Kate Coventry • January 27, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Letter to Mayor Bowser: Use Growing Revenues Address the Eviction Crisis
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 27, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston at the Public Hearing on “Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021”
By Qubilah Huddleston • January 20, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony at the Agency Performance Oversight Hearing on the Department of Housing and Community Development on Transparency and Reporting
By Eliana Golding • January 19, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
In The News
Over 150 Pro-Democracy Groups To Schumer: "Do Not Wait Any Longer" to Change Senate Rules, Pass Voting Rights and Democracy Legislation
Common Dreams • January 6, 2022
Budget Toolkit
Early Childhood Investments Make Early Educator Compensation More Equitable and Stabilize the Child Care Sector
By Emily Gallo • December 22, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Danielle Hamer at the Early Childhood Educator Compensation Task Force Roundtable
By Heather Lavoie • December 17, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
City Leaders Must Invest Further to Ensure the Long-Term Stability of DC’s School-Based Behavioral Health Program
By Heather Lavoie • December 13, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Budget Toolkit
DC Fails to Invest in Vital Health and Income Support Programs Despite Moment of Great Need
By Kate Coventry • December 9, 2021 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute on “Encampments Protection and Public Health and Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2021.”
By Kate Coventry • December 6, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
