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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
Workers Report New Problems Claiming Unemployment In DC
Patch • February 1, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / 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 • 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
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In The News
Report Shows D.C. Hurting Fiscally Without Statehood
Washington Informer • January 26, 2023
In The News
Study finds DC is missing out on billions by not being a state
DC News Now • January 24, 2023
Report
The High Cost of Denying Statehood to the District of Columbia
By Erica Williams • January 19, 2023 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Anthony Field as our new Campaigns Manager!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 12, 2023
In The News
Child-care workers wait for checks that could take them off the brink
Washington Post • January 3, 2023
Report
DC’s Tools to Create and Preserve Affordable Housing
By Eliana Golding • December 22, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
In The News
Homelessness: A Problem That Can Be Solved with Political Will
Washington Informer • December 14, 2022