Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
The Mayor Should Invest in Programs that Boost Incomes and Health
By Kate Coventry • March 26, 2021 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
In The News
December relief bill keeps D.C. afloat, but the District and its workers look towards a Biden stimulus package
Street Sense Media • January 29, 2021 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved FY 2021 Budget for the Safety Net?
By Kate Coventry, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • September 21, 2020 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
What’s in the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for the Department of Human Services?
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
DC Takes Steps to Ensure Residents Can Access Needed Benefits
By Kate Coventry • April 23, 2020 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for Interim Disability Assitance
By Kate Coventry • October 9, 2019 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for Interim Disability Assistance?
By Kate Coventry • April 1, 2019 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
DC Should Invest in Programs that Help Residents with Disabilities
By Kate Coventry • March 8, 2019 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
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
Press Release
On Anniversary of Federal Welfare Changes, DC Stands Out as a Rare Success for Families
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 21, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
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
