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Failure to Build a High-Quality Child Care System is a Major Misstep in the Mayor’s Budget
Mayor Bowser missed an unprecedented opportunity to combine federal and local funding to make bold, transformative investments that would strengthen the District’s early childhood system and ensure a just recovery for all children, families, and early learning programs.
New: DC Kids Count 2021 Ward Snapshots!
A valuable tool for community leaders, advocates, and policymakers that provides the best available District-level and ward-level indicators of child well-being. The ward-level data clearly show the legacy of redlining, segregation, and systemic underinvestment in communities of color.
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Let’s work together to break down structural barriers that stand in the way of all kids reaching their full potential.
We're making the District of Columbia a place where all kids grow up safe, resilient, powerful and heard.
DC Action uses research, data, and a racial equity lens to break down barriers that stand in the way of all kids reaching their full potential. Our collaborative advocacy campaigns bring the power of young people and all residents to raise their voices to create change.
DC Action is the home of DC Kids Count, Under 3 DC, DC Out-of-School Time Coalition, the DC Home Visiting Council and the Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coalition.
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Media Statement: DC Council Support Shows Value of Out-of-School Time Programs
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Testimony of Jamar Day Community Organizer, DC Action before the Committee of the Whole
Testimony of Jarred Bowman DC Action Early Childhood Policy Analyst before the Committee of the Whole
Testimony of Kimberly Perry, Executive Director before the Committee of the Whole
Testimony of Matthew Hanson, Chief of Staff before the Committee of the Whole
PRESS RELEASE: 80 Percent of DC Voters Support Raising Local Taxes on High-Income Residents
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