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Tue21

Let’s Flip the Script and Do Some Corporate Welfare Reform

Posted on May 21, 2019 in Advocates, Budget Cuts, Clients, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Homelessness, Housing, People, Poverty, Shelter, Wealth Gap | 0 comments

What does this double standard say about DC values? It says that DC implicitly trusts the word of for-profit corporations seeking tax abatements more than it trusts the words of its own residents seeking lifesaving services.

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Wed15

After the First Budget Vote… Where Are We on Affordable Housing?

Posted on May 15, 2019 in Action Alert, Advocates, Budget Cuts, Clients, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Homelessness, Housing, Justice, People, Poverty, Wealth Gap | 0 comments

Take a moment to thank your Councilmembers if they made an effort to fund affordable housing so far this budget, and ask them if they can find a way to do more to #FindTheMoney to #PutPeopleFirst before the second vote!

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Mon06

Tell DC Council to Stop Displacement, Repair Public Housing, and End Homelessness!

Posted on May 6, 2019 in Action Alert, Advocates, Budget Cuts, Clients, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Homelessness, Housing, Justice, People, Poverty, Wealth Gap | 1 comment

On May 14, 2019, the DC Council will take its first vote on the budget. Join us before then to tell the DC Council that they must #FindTheMoney to #PutPeopleFirst!

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Tue30

We Cry Foul: DC Has the Money for Affordable Housing

Posted on Apr 30, 2019 in Advocates, Budget Cuts, Clients, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Homelessness, Housing, People, Poverty, Wealth Gap | 0 comments

We support increasing revenue and diverting current funding to programs that ensure that DC residents who are struggling the most have a safe place to call home. Here we examine three options for finding additional funding for programs that reflect that priority.

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Fri22

Mayor Bowser and Affordable Housing: Do the Dollars Soar as High as the Rhetoric?

Posted on Mar 22, 2019 in Action Alert, Advocates, Clients, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Homelessness, Housing, Justice, People, Poverty, Wealth Gap | 0 comments

Here’s our initial take on what Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget does for affordable housing.

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Mon25

We Must Be Sticks in a Bundle

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Action Alert, Advocates, Budget Cuts, Clients, DC Budget, Homelessness, Housing, Justice, Law, People, Poverty, Wealth Gap | 0 comments

Add your voice to those calling for a racially and economically just DC budget this year, and follow #PutPeopleFirst on Twitter for updates as this important work moves forward!

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