Despite DC Council’s approved fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget investments in key programs, it doesn’t go far enough to meaningfully address stark racial and economic inequities.
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The Mayor’s shocking proposal to slash ERAP flies in the face of urgent, demonstrated need for rental assistance.
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As prosperity and population in DC grow, residents with low incomes increasingly struggle with the District’s high and rising housing costs.
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Racism and other systemic barriers to opportunity have left Black residents at a higher risk for evictions and homelessness. We are urging the Council to add additional funding that take aim at both longstanding racial inequities and inequities related to the […]
As the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) wrote in a letter in late January to Bowser and the council, over 40,000 families are at risk of being evicted for non-payment of rent now that the eviction moratorium is lifted.