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@DCFPI

The DC Fiscal Policy Institute shapes racially-just tax, budget, and policy decisions to advance an antiracist, equitable future.

Katılım Aralık 2010
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Shira@ShiraDC2·
Find out more about what workers in DC are experiencing and how DC policymakers can meet this challenging moment for DC's workers and redress chronic racial disparities in @DCFPI 's new report: loom.ly/8j1UpYM (4/4)
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Shira@ShiraDC2·
Now DC is facing an economic downturn because of federal layoffs and data shows us recessions hit Black and Latino residents the hardest and the harm lasts far beyond the end of recessions (3/4)
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Shira@ShiraDC2·
Employment is more precarious for Black and Latino workers — DC has among the highest racial unemployment disparities in the US (2/4)
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Shira@ShiraDC2·
Because of a long history of systemic racism, Black and Latino DC residents have worse outcomes by every employment measure — for ex. white DC workers’ median hourly wage in 2024 was almost 2x that of Black and Latino workers (1/4)
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Alex Koma@AlexKomaDC·
Big rally of childcare advocates, including teachers and parents, at the Wilson Building today. They’re protesting the childcare subsidy wait list and other cuts expected for ECE programs. And very notable signs supporting the business activity tax to fund childcare…
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
High inequality is not only a matter of unfairness. It hampers economic growth and mobility, and as some research indicates, can destabilize democracies as the wealthy amass undue power over policy decisions. Read more in our latest report: loom.ly/8j1UpYM
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
On Wednesday, March 18, at 9:00 AM, early educators, parents, providers, and community allies will gather at the Wilson Building for a Day Without Child Care rally to call for solutions. We'll be there, will you? 👉 RSVP here: loom.ly/k1qYi4I @Under3DC
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Under 3 DC@Under3DC·
We agree! The waitlist for child care subsidies, which @MayorBowser’s Administration just announced, will harm District families, providers, and the child care system. We must speak up, join us this Wednesday @ 9am as we rally to save child care! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/rally-w…
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Anne Gunderson@AnneTheAnalyst

A freeze and waitlist is bad for families and providers. Child care is prohibitively expensive for most families in DC and this move will shut them out of this resource, meaning parents can’t work and children can’t get care dcfpi.org/all/proposed-c…

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Ryan Musser@musserryan·
My kids' daycare is closing (with a month's notice) because of a reduction in federal, DC & private funding. They're closing 4 sites, 3 of them east of the river. Most of their clients are families with great financial needs. A massive blow to affordable, high-quality childcare.
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Anne Gunderson@AnneTheAnalyst·
A freeze and waitlist is bad for families and providers. Child care is prohibitively expensive for most families in DC and this move will shut them out of this resource, meaning parents can’t work and children can’t get care dcfpi.org/all/proposed-c…
Alex Koma@AlexKomaDC

New: DC is implementing a waitlist for its childcare subsidy program to cut costs, a step Bowser warned could be coming last month. New policy starts May 12. Childcare providers fear it’ll function as a freeze, as it’s unclear if new students can join as others drop out.

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Anne Gunderson@AnneTheAnalyst·
“Instituting a waitlist for the child care subsidy program and preventing families from accessing this critical financial support harms children, families, the local child care industry, and DC’s economy.” washingtonpost.com/education/2026…
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
Join the DC LGBTQ+ Budget Coalition for a DC Advocacy Institute on Saturday, March 14, 10-2 PM! The day will include a presentation from DCFPI's State Policy Fellows, Maria Manansala and Diontre Davis. Get all the information and register at forms.gle/1VjX7xnST9vJtt…
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
No, that's not a typo; 20% of people in DC hold 54% of the wealth. And much of the economic inequality in DC is driven by racial disparities. We break it all down in our latest report, The State of Working DC. Find it at loom.ly/8j1UpYM
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
Affordable, accessible child care removes barriers to women's participation in the workforce, freeing up family budgets to purchase more necessities from DC businesses, and increases the $ child care providers have to hire more staff. Investing in child care grows the economy.
Greater Greater Washington@ggwash

DC has made a deliberate choice in the last decade to treat child care not as a social service, but as essential infrastructure. Just like any critical infrastructure, early childhood systems require committed and sustained investment: ggwash.org/view/102614/ch…

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DCFPI@DCFPI·
DC largely ended the use of cash bail in 1992 because it caused disproportionate and unfair incarceration rates for people with low incomes. Now, the federal government is working to undo the District's cashless bail policy. washingtoninformer.com/bail-project-i…
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
Just building housing isn't enough. We need policies in place to address the affordability crisis and ensure that housing is accessible to everyone. nytimes.com/2026/02/05/rea…
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DCFPI@DCFPI·
“In D.C., we have a lot of children who are living in poverty because of systemic racism & government policies,” said @TazraMitchell. “The Child Tax Credit could mean, for many of them, fewer years in poverty & really change their life trajectories.” loom.ly/jOyfjjY
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