Last winter, the DC Housing Authority released a report that concluded that the District’s public housing stock was in crisis, with 2500 of its units “nearly uninhabitable.” Since that point we have been working with fellow advocates to figure out a path forward that appropriately balances the pressing needs of current tenants for habitable units with the preservation of deeply affordable, low barrier public housing.
After the First Budget Vote… Where Are We on Affordable Housing?
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!
Tell DC Council to Stop Displacement, Repair Public Housing, and End Homelessness!
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!
Mayor Bowser and Affordable Housing: Do the Dollars Soar as High as the Rhetoric?
Here’s our initial take on what Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget does for affordable housing.
We Must Be Sticks in a Bundle
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!
With 84% of DC’s public housing stock in serious disrepair, we are at a crossroads
It is important that, when developing its options for resolving this crisis, that the DC Housing Authority consider the important and distinct role that public housing plays in DC’s housing ecosystem.
