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.

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And @freedcproject.bsky.social has put together a 2025 Back to School Community Safety Toolkit — check it out at freedcproject.org/schools

DC has not had cash bail since 1992. We’ve been collecting data. In FY23, 92% of individuals released pretrial were not arrested for a new offense. www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/2...

Over the last week, we've heard countless concerns about harmful federal law enforcement activity in our communities.   I have created an online form where neighbors can anonymously report and document concerning incidents involving federal agents.   Submit reports here: ➡️ bit.ly/4msqJmU

DCCAPE results are out. Good: progress for nearly every group! Bad: massive gaps remain, and those who we aren't getting to proficiency also have fewer edu opportunities (and in the current political climate even more challenges). To see how your ward's doing go to wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun...

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From a HUD lit review: "Sweeps of encampments do little to...resolve the problem of encampments...Clearance with little or no support may actually reduce the likelihood that people will seek shelter because it erodes trust and creates an adversarial relationship" www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...

Even without Trump militarizing District law enforcement, Black children were already disproportionately policed. Black youth under 18 were stopped at > 10x the rate of their white peers. Police also searched Black youth under 18 far more often than they did white youth: 935 compared to just 6. 1/3

Want to support DC residents? Call these Coucilmembers today: CM Christina Henderson - (202) 724-8105 office CM Matt Frumin - (202) 724-8062 office CM Robert White - (202) 727-8174 office Tell them to vote in support of Parker's amendment to raise revenue via capital gains.

Chairman Mendelson circulated an amendment to the budget last night to pull back $30M in appropriations. Join us in making phone calls to the Chairman's office (202-724-7002) ASAP asking them to preserve ECE funds.

DC Council still has time to keep 26k adults from losing Alliance health coverage and 6k children in ICP from having health coverage reduced. If you want to brush up on what those programs are before you contact councilmembers check out our snapshot: wearedcaction.org/publications...

🚨 Before Congress’s Medicaid cuts take effect late 2026, DC Council plans to shift many #WashingtonDC residents off #Medicaid. About 10% won’t qualify for the alternative and must fend for coverage on the Exchange. Learn more about Medicaid at wearedcaction.org/publications...

One of the many blows to children and families is the plan to reduce medical insurance for immigrant children (no longer covering any specialist visits) and cutting healthcare entirely for most adult immigrants. Email the Council about this now at actionnetwork.org/letters/inve...

NEW: Leaders from 20 local anti-poverty orgs sent a letter to Council to raise alarm about the proposed DC budget and the long-lasting harm it will cause to the poorest residents. www.dcfpi.org/nonprofitlea...

This week, @CouncilofDC committees adopted revisions to the Mayor’s proposed FY26 budget. We want to thank CMs for the many positive changes they made for children, youth, and families - but there is still A LOT of work to be done in the days ahead. 🧵

Tell DC Council to stand against the Mayor "saving money" by cutting coverage for sick kids to see specialists and cutting healthcare for thousands of parents! Sign the Alliance/ICP letter at actionnetwork.org/letters/inve...

Not hyperbole, the estimate is 51k dead each year from the health care cuts - ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

Estimates from @itep.org show the wealthiest 1% of DC residents getting a $37k tax cut each year in the Senate reconciliation bill, which is also estimated to cut health care to 16 million people. They're killing people so the rich get richer itep.org/analysis-of-...; www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Grateful to the Youth Committee for finding some money to try reinstate DC's Child Tax Credit, and hope the Committee of the Whole finds the rest of the funding needed to do so

“The school setting has many of the standard areas we think of as learning: science, math, reading. But a lot of important learning happens in out-of-school time. Things like social skills, leadership, and a lot of interest development.”

Where a child grows up shapes their access to opportunities. Some states have made gains in graduation rates or reducing concentrated poverty, but every state still has work to do. The 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book shows both progress and persistent challenges, state by state. See how your state ranks.

This is part of why we were so glad DC passed its own Child Tax Credit, and are saddened that it's cut in the mayor's proposed budget

On the line is the well-being of 141,000 DC residents, half of these households are in Ws 7&8, 47% have a member w/disability, 43% have children, 37% have older adults. 9/

New details on federal SNAP cuts: the Senate has released its own cruel proposal for massively cutting food assistance for economically struggling Americans to give tax cuts to the wealthiest, incl in DC🧵

Thank you to @chenderson.bsky.social and @brianneknadeau.bsky.social for pushing on support for home visiting

DC has made real progress in areas that affect child and youth well-being thanks to bold policy interventions. We must ensure that the current budget tension does not result in undoing improved support for children and youth.

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 🧵 Thrilled as we are that the District (though maybe not MPD and the NPS in Dupont...) is welcoming LGBTQ+ folks from around the world to celebrate World Pride, we don't want District leaders to neglect our own LGBTQ+ young people.

Mayor Bowser has proposed a FY26 #DCBudget and financial plan that abandons residents with the fewest resources to fend for themselves in the coming storm. Read the DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s initial analysis of what’s in the mayor’s proposal: loom.ly/QxmLq4Q

Super helpful info. on the proposed budget! (We might be biased, but it's still true ;))

Another busy day of budget hearings, including Dept. of Behavioral Health and the Deputy Mayor of Education. Check them out at lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings

We would, in fact, put it that way. Read our initial analysis of what’s in the mayor’s proposal and how it relies on disproven “trickle-down” tactics at the expense of residents most sidelined in our economy: www.dcfpi.org/all/a-first-...

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.

DC’s FY26 budget cuts $1.6M from youth homelessness services. Read our testimony about why these cuts hurt young people at wearedcaction.org/publications... and wearedcaction.org/publications...

Today is the first day of budget hearings, and it's a doozie. Of particular interest: - Dept. of Human Services hearing (which kicked off at 9), - Children and Family Services + Office of the Ombudsperson for Children (starts at 10:30)

🧵 @mayorbowser.bsky.social’s FY26 proposed budget (and the 4-year financial plan) is now live. With our lens of pursuing equity, we want to highlight areas of concern and urge the Council to strengthen the budget to ensure that children, youth, and families can thrive.

Wow, here's a big change to D.C.'s sanctuary-city status: It looks like @mayorbowser.bsky.social wants to repeal the 2020 D.C. law that prohibits city agencies from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement (unless a judicial warrant is presented).

Weeks late, the mayor’s FY 2026 budget proposal to the Council is finally viewable here: cfo.dc.gov/node/289642

And more: - The Pay Equity Fund (which covers pay increases for childcare workers) is funded for FY26, and then zeroed out in later years. - An expanded Child Tax Credit is being zeroed out for FY26.

Immediately following the mayor's 11am FY26 #dcbudget presentation, All In for DC will hold a press conference outside MLK Library in response to the proposed budget & call on DC Council to raise revenue by taxing wealth in order to preserve the programs & services we care about.

Morning, DC! Today, Mayor Bowser is releasing her budget for the #FY26 fiscal year & her revised #FY25 budget. These delayed budgets will incorporate hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts from essential programs, & millions in spending for a new stadium in DC. #DCBudget

Join DCFPI for a virtual webinar, Federal Threats Watch: How the GOP Spending Plan Will Raise Costs for DC Families 📆 Date: May 7, 2025 ⏰ Time: 12pm-1pm ET 💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom) Register here: loom.ly/bMxUhPQ

D.C. budget update: Per @chmnmendelson.bsky.social, it looks like the D.C. Council will get the proposed 2026 budget on May 15, almost a month and a half later than expected. @mayorbowser.bsky.social said the congressional mess with the current budget is partly to blame; Mendelson doesn't buy that.

Our new brief looks at harmful new policies - and it shows how early childhood educators and their communities are standing up to educate and protect their immigrant friends and neighbors. With useful resources so you can do the same. cscce.berkeley.edu/publications... Please share!

Trump has indefinitely withdrawn federal funding for: • Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids; • Responding to reports of missing children; • Preventing youth violence New, @propublica.org

Options under consideration in Congress to reduce #Medicaid spending to help pay for tax cuts could have major implications for children with special health care needs. NEW @kff.org brief explores 5 key facts about children with special health care needs and Medicaid: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

Including Head Start, because apparently some think that taking away education and support from vulnerable young children makes a country great (again)

Today, #DCEmancipationDay, we commemorate the District’s important position as the 1st place where enslaved Black people were freed by federal action.

Between 2010 (when the ACA was signed into law) and 2015 (a year after Medicaid expansion and ACA Marketplaces opened), the share of adults who reported delaying or going without medical care because of cost declined. More in our new analysis: on.kff.org/44nCHYC