Featured Publications & Resources
Op-Ed
22 Years After Federal Changes to Welfare, DC Stands Out as a Rare Success for Families
By Kate Coventry and Simone Holzer • The DC Line • August 22, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Economic Inequality in DC Reflects Disparities in Income, Wages, Wealth, and Economic Mobility. Policy Solutions Should Too.
By Tinsae Gebriel • August 6, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Interim Disability Assistance?
By Kate Coventry • July 16, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
By Kate Coventry • July 13, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
New TANF Policy Ensures Greater Financial Stability for Kids and Families
By Kate Coventry • June 18, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
The FY 2019 Budget Should Include Funding to Help Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
Helping Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits Helps DC Residents and the District Economy
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the DC Department of Human Services
By Kate Coventry • April 12, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Op-Ed
Martin Luther King Jr.: An Inspiration in Today’s Fight for Racial and Economic Justice
By Brittany Alston • Hill Rag • April 7, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Report
What’s In the Proposed FY 2019 Budget for Interim Disability Assistance (IDA)?
By Kate Coventry • April 3, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Budget Constraints Necessitate Changes to the PEF Formula and Structure
By Anne Gunderson • August 22, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
With Council Changes, the FY 2025 Budget Advances Educational Equity
By Erika Roberson • July 29, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024
Budget Toolkit
What's in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
DC News Now • June 27, 2024
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024