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The FY 2019 Budget Should Include Funding to Help Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Homelessness / TANF & Income Support
Report
Helping Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits Helps DC Residents and the District Economy
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Homelessness / 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 • Homelessness / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Proposed FY 2019 Budget for Interim Disability Assistance (IDA)?
By Kate Coventry • April 3, 2018 • TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Proposed FY 2019 Budget for for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)?
By Kate Coventry • April 3, 2018 • TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2018 Budget for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)?
By Linnea Lassiter • July 27, 2017 • TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Linnea Lassiter at the Budget Oversight of the Department of Human Services on May 3, 2017
By Linnea Lassiter • May 11, 2017 • TANF & Income Support
Blog
Mayor’s Budget Supports TANF Families, but Further Funding is Needed to Protect Low-Income Children
By Linnea Lassiter • May 11, 2017 • TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Linnea Lassiter at the Budget Oversight of the Department of Human Services
By Linnea Lassiter • May 3, 2017 • TANF & Income Support
Blog
To Make Early Learners a Priority Invest More in Child Care Subsidies
By Marlana Wallace • February 15, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / TANF & Income Support
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In The News
Judith Sandalow Honored with ABA John Minor Wisdom Award
Children's Law Center • August 6, 2020
Testimony
Testimony of Alyssa Noth on the Expanding Equitable Access to Great Schools Act of 2020
By Alyssa Noth • July 31, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Council Approves Budget that Increases Investments in Critical Programs, But Falls Short of What this Unprecedented Moment Requires
By Tazra Mitchell • July 24, 2020 • Budget
Press Release
#JustRecoveryDC Condemns DC Council’s Last-Minute Budget Cuts
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 23, 2020 • Budget
In The News
DC Mayor Calls on Independent CFO to Intervene in Dispute Over Police Funding
The Washington Post • July 20, 2020 • Budget
In The News
State Board of Education Member Ashley MacLeay Delivers Racist Screed On Police In Schools Resolution
Washington City Paper • July 16, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Council Should Protect Revenue Increases at Second Vote and Use More Reserves
By Eliana Golding • July 16, 2020 • Budget / Taxes
In The News
Tax Increases, Police Department Decrease Define 2021 DC Council Budget Plan
The Washington Informer • July 15, 2020 • Budget
In The News
DC Council Increases Funding for Affordable Housing and Homeless Services, but Advocates Warn Budget Still Falls Short
Street Sense Media • July 14, 2020 • Affordable Housing / Budget / Homelessness
Blog
DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry • July 9, 2020 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Economic Development / Health Care / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
