“There is no such thing as the ‘voiceless.’ There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”
~Arundhati Roy
Your voice can help break the silence.
Dispatches from the Affordable Housing Initiative: Brookland Manor
This struggle continues in the context of the affordable housing crisis that grips all of DC, but that has caused the most damage and continues to loom most threateningly in low-income communities of color.
read moreDispatches from the Affordable Housing Initiative: Congress Heights
The Alabama Ave/13th Street Tenant Coalition Continues the Struggle to Exercise Rights Under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act
read moreDC Council Must Do Better on Affordable Housing by Second Budget Vote
Just like the budget you might make for your family, our elected leaders are responsible for making choices that ensure that everyone in the DC family can meet their basic needs, including having safe housing.
read moreDo Your Elected Leaders Value Affordable Housing Enough to Fund It?
Contact your Council member and tell them this gap between rhetoric and reality is unacceptable—that they must do better by DC residents struggling with homelessness!
read moreThis Budget is Irresponsible. Flip It.
We are failing to build and sustain a District of Columbia in which I would be proud to raise my children.
read moreGive the Gift of Justice
Honor family, friends, colleagues and clients with a gift of justice. Donate Today!
read moreMarch, Rally, Deliver, Testify…Change?
We continue to press for these changes because our clients need, want, and deserve better.
read moreFamilies, not Developers, Must be Primary Drivers of DC General Timeline
We all support closing DC General, but it must be done in a way that centers and respects the health, safety, and stability of families who are homeless.
read moreCongress Heights Update and Email Action
You can make it clear that the members of the Alabama Ave/13th Street Tenants Coalition are not alone. It’s vital that Mayor Bowser and DC Council hear that their constituents are in solidarity with the tenants in the struggle for housing justice at Congress Heights.
read moreRapid Re-Housing and the Homeless Services Reform Act
The DC Council now has an opportunity to reform rapid re-housing legislatively to ensure that the more than 1,300 families in program are not set up to fail.
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