Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
TANF Proposal Would Help Families and Children Succeed
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 8, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Reform the TANF Time Limit to Help Families with Children Succeed
By Kate Coventry • November 20, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at a Public Oversight Roundtable on Transition Plan for Families Nearing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Time Limit and PR 21-346, The “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Sanction Policy Amendment Approval Resolution of 2015†and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Employment Program Performance Outcomes District of Columbia Committee on Health and Human Services, November 17, 2015
By Kate Coventry • November 18, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Too Many DC Families Live on $2 a Day: It’s Time to Do More to Help Families Thrive
By Ed Lazere • September 16, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Great Outcomes in the DC Budget to Help Residents Move Up the Economic Ladder
By Ed Lazere • May 28, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Guest Blog: Cutting TANF Would Harm Domestic Violence Survivors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 22, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Guest Blog: Cutting TANF Would Harm DC’s Kids
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 20, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimomy of Ed Lazere at the Budget Oversight Hearing for The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole, May 8, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Budget Oversight Hearing on The Department of Human Services, April 24, 2015
By Kate Coventry • April 24, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Taking Time to Get the TANF Time Limit Right: A One-year Extension of Assistance to Families Makes Sense
By Ed Lazere • April 15, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
All Publications & Resources
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
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024