Right now, #WashingtonDC has the highest rate in the nation of families separated due to #immigration enforcement. Nationwide, more than 145K children are in immigration detention. With school around the corner, we demand better.
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Ensuring kids grow up safe, resilient, powerful, and heard. Home to #DCKIDSCOUNT, Under 3 DC, the DC OST Coalition, and the Youth Economic Justice Coalition
“[Poverty] increases the risk of housing insecurity or homelessness, which can be very disruptive for children and impact their ability to focus in school, and their ability to feel stable and secure.” – Rachel Metz, data and research manager at our partner @wearedcaction.bsky.social
More than a quarter of D.C. children are now living in poverty
D.C.'s child poverty rate jumped double digits year-over-year, the sharpest single-year increase the city has seen in at least a decade. Advocates say the rise, concentrated among Black children, is a...
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From today’s Care Economy Advocacy Day and Rally: A strong DC starts with investing in the people who care for our families and keep our city running. DC must invest in an economy rooted in care! @dcjwj.bsky.social @dcfpi.bsky.social @wearedcaction.bsky.social
We're here on the ground with @wearedcaction.bsky.social, @dcjwj.bsky.social, and @spacesinaction.bsky.social for a rally defending D.C.'s paid medical leave program against proposed cuts to these essential protections.
Where is DCFPI today? At the Wilson building with @spacesinaction.bsky.social, Under 3 DC, and @wearedcaction.bsky.social to talk to councilmembers about how public investments in early childhood programs are crucial for childhood development & the economic well-being of our community!
🚨 We're hiring! DC Action is looking for an Organizing Director to lead coalition organizing, build people power, and drive campaigns that deliver real results across DC. If you or someone you know is an experienced organizer ready to lead lasting change, apply by August 15. bit.ly/4bOZwHG
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📢 Tell the Council No Cuts to Child Care! Add $2M to the Pay Equity Fund! We’ve made important progress, but #WashingtonDC still needs long-term funding to protect child care, educator pay, and other important programs that help kids thrive. 🌟 Take action today: bit.ly/4vLfWZl
1/10 🧵 @councilofdc.bsky.social took its first vote on the FY27 budget, and thanks to relentless pressure from our advocates, partners, and families, nearly $100M for early childhood programs was restored. The fight isn't over, but this is MAJOR progress! Here's what you need to know:
A big lobby day at the Wilson Building today by @wearedcaction.bsky.social arguing for the reversal of planned cuts to childcare/healthcare programs. @brianneknadeau.bsky.social is speaking in support of new 2% surcharge on passive income to do so.
91% of #WashingtonDC parents are satisfied with summer programming, meaning when families can access it, #AfterschoolWorks. Affordability & transportation remain major barriers, which is why we need to expand OST for all.
< half of income-eligible infants and toddlers were enrolled in the child care subsidy program 2019-2023. While enrollment has increased since, many eligible families still don't benefit. Read more: wearedcaction.org/wp-content/u... (1/2)
DC’s care economy is under threat — and we’re showing up to protect it! Join us and @wearedcaction.bsky.social on Wed, May 20 @ 9:30am at the Wilson Building to speak up for child care, paid leave & healthcare! RSVP: bit.ly/20may26
We can’t afford to weaken critical supports for young people. DC’s proposed FY27 budget cuts youth homelessness funding by ~12% including $1.53M from Extended Transitional Housing and $755K from Transitional Housing. Restore the cuts. #WashingtonDC youth deserve stability, not setbacks.
We’re at the Youth Mayoral Candidate Forum with a bunch of our partners and we’re so proud of our young leaders facilitating tonight! Take a look at this student-created guide about the candidates present: www.canva.com/design/DAHCL...
At the Wilson Building @wearedcaction.bsky.social is rolling out a new report arguing the childcare pay equity fund delivers way more in benefits than it costs: Bowser plans to eliminate it. It also argues most benefits flow to parents (despite Bowser's assertions otherwise)
With multiple At-Large and Mayoral candidates running and the June 16 primary just weeks away, let's take a look at the latest data about voters in DC: • 92% of DC’s adults are registered to vote • 50% of registered DC voters are Black, 31% white, 6% Latinx, and the remaining 13% other/unknown
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To eliminate the Pay Equity Fund and further squeeze an already tightened knot on the DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program is cruel to District families doing their best to raise their kids in the city and make ends meet.Our latest poll shows DC voters strongly support fully funding both. bit.ly/47USWh6
In our new blog, “They Ask For Help, Nearly Two-Thirds Didn’t Get It,” our Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, Rachel White, breaks down what young people in #WashingtonDC told us about trying to access mental health care and where the system is falling short. @councilofdc ➡️https://bit.ly/4tAo39N
Congratulations on hosting a successful candidate forum @wearedcaction.bsky.social and @dcjwj.bsky.social and thank you to all candidates who showed up, listened, and shared with our community! DC deserves strong, responsive leadership committed to taking care of our people.
This is a monumental election year for #WashintonDC. Join us to hear directly from Democratic candidates for Mayor & At-Large Council at the Building A District That Cares For All Candidate Forum. 🗓 Mar 29 | 3–5 PM 📍 Festival Center – 1640 Columbia Rd NW ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/4ul12ZE
THIS is what advocacy in #WashingtonDC looks like! We joined @fairbudgetdc.bsky.social in sharing their FY27 Budget platform with @councilofdc.bsky.social today, urging councilmembers to raise revenue from those with the most, protect our safety net, and defend DC's self-governance. #WeGotUsDC!!
We'll be joining the @fairbudgetdc walkaround tomorrow, where we will call for local leaders to develop a budget that invests in care and sustainability 🌱 #WeGotUsDC @MayorBowser @ChmnMendelson, build a budget that allows DC to take care of our own. FY27 FBC Budget platform: bit.ly/WeGotUsDC
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Current Year (FY27) Budget Platform FBC produces our annual Budget Platform and other accountability and advocacy tools created by our...
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Early educators in #WashingtonDC were finally seeing better pay thanks to the Pay Equity Fund, which is now at risk due to budget cuts. But even with the PEF increase, many still can't afford rent, groceries, or childcare for their own kids. Read more: wearedcaction.org/wp-content/u...
Children in #WashingtonDC are facing the highest child poverty rates in over a decade, with 28% now living below the poverty line and major racial disparities. And that doesn't even capture the true cost of raising a family here. Check out our DC KIDS COUNT Report: wearedcaction.org/wp-content/u...
This morning, the TANF is Still a Lifeline Coalition held a Council briefing on the District's only cash assistance program for families with children and the devastating impact of cuts. TY @cmfrumin.bsky.social and staff from other council offices for engaging in this important conversation.
"My message to the Senate is don't disrupt tax-filing season," says @mayorbowser.dc.gov today, ahead of an expected vote in the Senate this week on a Republican resolution that would repeal a D.C. law that made changes to the local tax code.
Opinion: D.C. must restore TANF to pull more children out of poverty 51st.news/opinion-dc-r...
Opinion: DC must restore TANF, pull children out of poverty
Planned changes to Temporary Cash Assistance for Needy Families will impact 15,000 children, pushing them deeper into poverty.
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"When adults struggle less with physical & mental health they have more capacity to support their children...Furthermore, the extent of children’s coverage should be more clearly communicated throughout DHCF, to health care providers & offices, & to families" More: wearedcaction.org/publications...
Testimony of Rachel Metz, Data and Research Manager, before the Council Committee on Health
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NEWS: The D.C. Council just rejected an emergency bill that would have extended the summer's expanded youth curfew for another three months. The votes against came from Trayon White, @robertwhitedc.bsky.social, @brianneknadeau.bsky.social, @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, and @chenderson.bsky.social.