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Highlights

“It’s Change Work”: How Three DC-Area Chief Equity Officers Are Driving Community Progress

Chief equity officers in the DC metro highlight how cross-sector support, commitments by local leaders, and community-set metrics are mandatory for an equitable recovery.
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Cash Transfer Programs Can Build Choice, Speed, and Equity

During the COVID-19 pandemic, THRIVE East of the River provided emergency relief through cash transfers to more than 500 households in Washington, DC’s Ward 8.
Research Report

Measuring the Supply of Quality Child Care across the District of Columbia

A key question in child care policy is whether quality improvement is in tension with maintaining a diverse supply of care that meets working families’ needs.
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Greater DC Region Nonprofits Created Cash Transfer Programs to Support Workers Excluded from Federal Pandemic Assistance

It’s imperative that philanthropies and local city and state governments consider whether direct cash transfers are part of the answer in securing economic justice for families with low incomes.
Brief

Direct Cash Transfer as a Vehicle for Speed, Inclusivity, and Equity

During the COVID-19 pandemic, philanthropic entities across the US embraced giving directly—transferring cash to people—as an effective and efficient means of providing relief to those hit hard by the sudden economic and health emergency.
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DC’s Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Shows Promising Early Results

Flexible rent subsidies are one tool local governments are exploring to help families that are currently housed but remain one shock away from homelessness.
Research Report

DC Flexible Rent Subsidy Program: Findings from the Program's First Year

This report summarizes the first-year results of the District of Columbia’s Flexible Rent Subsidy Program (DC Flex), which gave families an annual subsidy of $7,200 in an escrow account and allowed them to decide how much rental assistance to with
Brief

Strengthening Non-Police Safety Infrastructure in DC: Key Facts and Considerations

The nationwide uprising against police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer sparked new conversations about the scope and role of policing.
Research Report

Equitable Development and Urban Park Space: Year 4 Progress Report on Implementation of the Equitable Development Plan of the 11th Street Bridge Park

Washington, DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park is an idea to develop an out-of-use commuter bridge into a public park that would serve as a venue for recreation, arts, and culture.
Brief

Advancing Cultural Equity through Equitable Development

The Equitable Development Plan for DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park project includes four strategies aimed at securing job, small business, housing, and arts and culture opportunities for current residents of the neighborhoods east of the park’s prosp
Brief

Building Community Power for Equity

This brief is part of a series evaluating Bridge Park’s current work to create equity. A companion report provides an overview of the EDP efforts and Bridge Park’s partnerships.
Testimony

Redefining Public Safety: Lessons Learned from Police Budget Reallocation Efforts

Libby Doyle, a Research Analyst in the Justice Policy Center, and Leah Sakala, a Senior Policy Associate in the Justice Policy Center, provided testimony for a public budget oversight hearing on the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and
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Many Families in Arlington, Virginia, Struggle to Afford Basic Needs. A Flexible Safety Net Can Help.

Before and during the pandemic, millions of families have been forced to use public benefits to supplement low wages to afford basic needs.
Brief

Using Art to Promote a Healthy Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This essay uses an art-focused public health campaign in Washington DC’s North of Massachusetts avenue (NoMa) neighborhood to explore issues related to placemaking, public health, community and economic development, and art.
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Landlords Who Own Few Units Are a Crucial Piece in DC’s Affordable Housing Preservation Puzzle

The housing crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on not only renters’ struggles but also the financial challenges of landlords, with landlords who own fewer housing units being particularly at risk.