Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Guest Blog: The District Should Offer Same Protections for Domestic Violence Survivors as Other States Do
By Tina Paden • April 26, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Guest blog: Give Parents Time Needed to Address Health Problems
By Tina Paden • April 25, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Director, At the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget Oversight Hearing for the DC Department of Housing and Community Development
By Tina Paden • April 24, 2013 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Guest Blog: Time Limit Exemptions Give Young Parents the Time to Prepare for Good Jobs
By Tina Paden • April 24, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Guest Blog: TANF Employment Services Help Parents Move to Self-Sufficiency
By Tina Paden • April 23, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Director, At the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget Oversight Hearing for the District of Columbia Housing Authority
By Tina Paden • April 22, 2013 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
By Tina Paden • April 22, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
TANF Stories: Highlights of Families Facing Challenges on the Path to Employment
By Jenny Reed • April 22, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Ask the DC Council to fully fund the proposed $4 million Pathways to Adult Literacy Fund
By Tina Paden • April 19, 2013
Report
The Department of Behavioral Health Budget: Our Thoughts
By Tina Paden • April 18, 2013 • Health Equity
All Publications & Resources
Press Release
Over 150 Organizations Call on Congress to Commit to Defending DC’s Autonomy
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 6, 2025
Blog
DC Revenue Higher than Expected, But a Recession Still Looms
By Tazra Mitchell • October 3, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. homeless seniors face financial barriers to assisted living, according to new report
Street Sense Media • October 1, 2025
Blog
Federal Efforts to Reinstate Cash Bail in DC Disproportionately Harms Black Residents
By Diontre Davis • September 29, 2025 • DC Statehood / Inclusive Economy
In The News
Beyond the Spin: How Industry Advocacy Distorts Debate in the RENTAL Act Push
Washington City Paper • September 17, 2025
Report
DC Council Can Expand Affordable Housing and Spur Investment Without Gutting Tenant Rights
By Mychal Cohen • September 16, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Inequality Remained Extreme in 2024 as DC Backslid on Poverty
By Connor Zielinski • September 15, 2025 • Income & Poverty
Press Release
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Launches the Advocacy Xccelerator Fund
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 9, 2025
Report
Repealing Harsh Income Rules Will Help Unhoused Residents Access Assisted Living
By Kate Coventry • September 3, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Press Release
Mayor Bowser Paves the Way for More Federal Overreach
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 3, 2025 • DC Statehood
