What’s in the FY 2021 Approved Budget for Affordable Housing?
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • September 14, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
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Pandemic is Throwing Many DC Residents into Financial Distress
By Tazra Mitchell • August 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty
With tens of thousands of DC workers laid off and the ongoing spread of COVID-19 limiting economic activity, a substantial number of DC households are struggling to afford food and pay rent. O
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell at the Committee of the Whole Budget Oversight Hearing
By Tazra Mitchell • June 17, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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A Deeper Dive Into the Mayor’s Budget Proposals
By Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
This post provides an overview of how the Mayor’s budget proposal affects low- and moderate-income DC residents.
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the DC Department of Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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What’s in the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for the Department of Human Services?
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
While DHS only faced minor cuts compared to other agencies, the budget lacks sufficient resources for the housing and services that homeless residents need to thrive.
DC Council’s Second COVID-19 Bill Would Expand Important Supports and Protections but Falls Short of Comprehensive Relief
By Doni Crawford, Alyssa Noth, Tazra Mitchell, Qubilah Huddleston and Eliana Golding • April 7, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
DC Council is poised to approve a second bill to lessen the harm—physically, emotionally, and economically—that coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing residents, businesses, and communities.
Lawmakers Should Fund Rental Payment Relief in Next COVID-19 Package
By Eliana Golding and Danielle Hamer • April 3, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / COVID-19
Many DC residents are jobless due to widespread efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), causing significant income loss that is threatening economic and housing stability for many.
DC Officials Are Moving Swiftly to Protect Residents and Local Economy, but More Steps are Needed
By Tazra Mitchell • March 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy
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Affordable Housing: All Residents, Especially Longtime Black and Brown Native DC Residents, Have a Safe and Affordable Place to Call Home
By Doni Crawford • February 5, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
DC’s enormous affordable housing challenges calls for a bold response. Having a safe and affordable place to call home is fundamental to positive life outcomes—in school performance, job retention, physical and mental health, and economic security. But for […]
