Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford at the Public Hearing on the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2020, Committee on Government Operations
By Doni Crawford • November 18, 2020 • Jobs & Training
Blog
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
Blog
July Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers and Families
By Doni Crawford • July 1, 2020 • Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Employment Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 28, 2020 • Jobs & Training
Blog
A Deeper Dive Into the Mayor’s Budget Proposals
By Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing / Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Jobs & Training / Taxes
Op-Ed
Reconsider the Federal “Safety Net”
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • May 22, 2020 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
More Support Urgently Needed for DC’s Excluded Workers
By Alyssa Noth • April 10, 2020 • COVID-19 / Jobs & Training
Blog
District Unemployment Insurance Claims Spike in the Wake of COVID-19
By Doni Crawford • March 31, 2020 • COVID-19 / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Department of Employment Services Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
By Doni Crawford • March 4, 2020 • Jobs & Training
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In The News
Omnibus legislation gets hearing with sharp divide between tenant advocates and housing providers
Street Sense Media • November 23, 2020 • Affordable Housing
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston at the DC Public Schools Public Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 22 (School Year 21-22)
By Qubilah Huddleston • November 23, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Black Workers in the Grip of the Recession—Declining UI Trust Fund Could Cause More Harm
By Doni Crawford • November 20, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford at the Public Hearing on the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2020, Committee on Government Operations
By Doni Crawford • November 18, 2020 • Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020, Committee of the Whole
By Doni Crawford • November 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing / Economic Development
Testimony
Testimony of Eliana Golding, At the Public Hearing on Bill B23-0873 – “Rent Stabilization Program Reform and Expansion Amendment Act of 2020” DC Council Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization
By Eliana Golding • November 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing
In The News
Claiming Unemployment Benefits? These Are Your Options In The D.C. Region
WAMU 88.5 • November 5, 2020 • Economic Development
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Roundtable on the response to the COVID-19 public emergency by the agencies under the purview of the Committee on Human Services
By Kate Coventry • November 4, 2020 • Homelessness
Blog
Comprehensive Rent Control Reform Would Stabilize Housing for Thousands of DC Families
By Eliana Golding • November 2, 2020 • Affordable Housing
