🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Every night, roughly 10,000 young people in DC face housing insecurity. Shelters and service providers are doing all they can—but they can’t do it alone. Youth voices are calling out for action. Are we listening? 🚪 Don’t close the door on #washingtondc youth. ✅ Keep funding ✅

Join us Thursday, May 15, from 5:30-8:30 pm for the Fair Budget Coalition DC Housing Town Hall, which we are proud to co-host. Impacted residents, service providers, advocates, organizers, and policymakers will discuss the housing priorities most important to our communities. We want

I know I’ve focused a lot on the Medicaid cuts, but this House Ag bill that is also being marked up today is problematic too. The proposed federal cuts to SNAP are unsustainable. We have 140,000 residents in DC who rely on SNAP. dchunger.org/wp-content/upl…

#WashingtonDC is not out of the woods yet on the #childcare front. Councilmember_RobertWhite and Eleanor #DCStatehood Holmes Norton will speak tomorrow at a Capitol Hill press conference about the essentiality of early childhood education in DC and the support it needs. wusa9.com/article/life/f…

💌Join your neighbors and councilmembers, incl Councilmember_RobertWhite and Councilmember Matt Frumin who chair the committees most important to housing concerns Register at bit.ly/FBCHousingTown… for this Thursday's Housing Town Hall @ Sycamore & Oak to talk about YOUR housing priorities 🏠🏚️

Join Empower DC at the Fair Budget Coalition Housing Town Hall to fight for the budget that DC needs. actionnetwork.org/events/fbc-hou…

The latest Point in Time Count (@partnershipdc) suggests a drop in #youthhomelessness—but is it really progress? Or just fewer #WashingtonDC youth being counted? The truth is more complex, and we need to keep pushing for better solutions. Read more about what the data really

In a recent op-ed, our Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, Rachel White, says what too many ignore: 🛑 10,000+ #WashingtonDC youth face housing instability 🛑 70% of those served are Black 🛑 Funding cuts would be devastating Read more The DC Line: thedcline.org/2025/05/23/rac…

Woke Wednesday: Federal Government's Impact on the District of Columbia - Events - Rho Mu Omega Chapter of AKA pmq-aka.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?p…

#WashingtonDC’s much-delayed local budget season starts today with real federal budget constraints impacting our community. Register to hear our executive director Kimberly Perry and other experts explain how at a special event tomorrow evening! pmq-aka.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?p…

Bowser's budget would: -Push 25k off Medicaid -Impact benefits for 32k on Healthcare Alliance -Shrink pay raises for 14.5k on welfare/boot some off -Slash rental assistance that helped 9k last year There's budget pressures, but some question the size of these safety net cuts...

DC’s FY26 budget cuts $1.6M from youth homelessness services, including Permanent Supportive Housing and Extended Transitional Housing which are lifelines for youth who experience systemic barriers. Without a current, data-driven strategic plan, we won't know how many youth will

The FY26 budget cuts $1.6M from youth homelessness programs, putting vital housing and support services at risk. We must restore the youth budget to $22M and require DHS to pay nonprofits up to 50% of grant funds upfront so providers can serve youth without delays. Councilmember Matt Frumin

You don’t want to miss this week’s podcast episode. 👀🔥 Catch The Ward 5 Wave wherever you listen to podcasts or head to ward5.us/podcast 🎙️ Thank you to Kimberly Perry (@wearedcaction) and Erica Williams (@dcfpi) for joining the conversation!