Featured Publications & Resources
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
Blog
DC Can Do More to Help Parents Struggling to Find Employment
By Kate Coventry • March 13, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Performance Oversight Hearing of the Department of Human Services, March 12, 2015
By Kate Coventry • March 12, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
DC Needs to Do More to Help Unemployed Parents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 12, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
Reducing Inequality, Increasing Opportunities for DC Residents: Recommendations to the New Mayor and DC Council
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 5, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry, Policy Analyst, At the Public Oversight Roundtable on the Human Impact of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits Cuts
By Tina Paden • October 3, 2014 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Use Additional Revenue to Help TANF Families Succeed
By Kate Coventry • June 6, 2014 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
Our TANF Families Can’t Wait Until 2017
By Kate Coventry • April 23, 2014 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Tackling Income Inequality Through Critical Investments in TANF
By Kate Coventry • March 7, 2014 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Big Wins in 2013 and Working Toward Even Bigger Ones in 2014!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 23, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
Videos
Video: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 28, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Blog
More Teachers Will See Pay Increase with DC’s Temporary Grant Change for Child Care Centers
By Anne Gunderson • September 18, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Made Progress on Poverty Thanks to Public Investment in Residents
By Erica Williams • September 15, 2023 • Income & Poverty
Blog
State Tax Levels Have Little Effect on Where People Choose to Live
By Nikki Metzgar • August 21, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Press Release
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Joins the Catalyst Grant Program
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 1, 2023
Blog
DC's Extreme Black-White Unemployment Gap is Worst in the Nation
By Erica Williams • July 26, 2023 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Erika Roberson as our new Policy Analyst
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 19, 2023
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Anne Gunderson as Our New Senior Policy Analyst
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 18, 2023