Featured Publications & Resources
Budget Toolkit
DC Fails to Invest in Vital Health and Income Support Programs Despite Moment of Great Need
By Kate Coventry • December 9, 2021 • Budget / Health Care / Income & Poverty
In The News
Budgeting for an Inclusive Economy
730DC • November 18, 2021 • Budget / Economic Development / Income & Poverty
Blog
Mayor Bowser Can and Should Continue Helping DC Residents Pay Rent and Utility Bills
By Emily Gallo • November 10, 2021 • Affordable Housing / Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Budget Toolkit
The District Moves Toward a More Inclusive Economy for Black Workers, Communities, and Businessowners
By Doni Crawford • October 18, 2021 • Budget / Economic Development / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
In The News
Poverty behind COVID’s disproportionate impact on Blacks
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder • September 17, 2021 • Income & Poverty
In The News
On Labor Day, let’s thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that support recovery for all workers
DC Line • September 6, 2021 • Budget / Income & Poverty
Op-Ed
On Labor Day, let’s thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that support recovery for all workers
By Tazra Mitchell • September 3, 2021 • Income & Poverty
In The News
On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, advocates push for wealth equality in DC
WTOP News • August 3, 2021 • Budget / Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Can Honor Black Women’s Work on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
By Erica Williams • August 2, 2021 • Income & Poverty
In The News
In D.C., A New Tax Measure Could Help Eradicate Poverty — If Residents Take Advantage Of It
DCist • July 22, 2021 • Budget / Income & Poverty
All Publications & Resources
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
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 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Budget Toolkit
DC Fails to Invest in Vital Health and Income Support Programs Despite Moment of Great Need
By Kate Coventry • December 9, 2021 • Budget / Health Care / Income & Poverty
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 / Homelessness
In The News
Planned Truxton Circle encampment evictions delayed
The Georgetown Voice • November 27, 2021 • Homelessness
Blog
DC Council considers legislation to create a restorative recreational cannabis industry
By Heather Lavoie • November 19, 2021 • Economic Development
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2021 and the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2021
By Michael Johnson Jr. • November 19, 2021 • Economic Development / Jobs & Training
