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Resource Library

What You Can Do

Advocacy Tips

• Writing a Public Official (pdf, 34.2 KB)
• Visiting a Public Official (pdf, 39.2 KB)
• Testifying Before a Legislative Committee (pdf, 40.1 KB)
• Writing a Letter to the Editor (pdf, 30.6 KB)

Age-Appropriate Ideas

• For Adults (pdf, 47 KB)
• For High-School Students (pdf, 40.5 KB)
• For Middle-School Students (pdf, 48.9 KB)

Affordable Housing

Facts and Figures

• Housing Costs in Washington, DC (pdf, 27.5 KB)

Talking Points

• Local Rent Supplement Program (pdf, 36.3 KB)
• Housing Production Trust Fund (pdf, 38.9 KB)

Recent Testimony

• "FY 2010 Budget Support Act," Nechama Masliansky (4/23/09) (pdf, 68 KB)
• "FY 2010 Budget of the DC Housing Authority," Nechama Masliansky (4/8/09) (pdf, 69 KB)
• "Priorities for Federal Recovery and Reinvestment Funds," Nechama Masliansky (2/11/09) (pdf, 66.4 KB)
• "Raising Parking Meter Rates in Order to Fund Essential Affordable Housing Programs,"
  Nechama Masliansky (12/11/08) (pdf, 61.5 KB)
• “Housing Production Trust Fund Stabilization Act of 2008,” Nechama Masliansky (10/20/08) (pdf, 39.3 KB)
• “Housing Waiting List Elimination Act of 2008,” Nechama Masliansky (10/16/2008) (pdf, 64.8 KB)

Healthcare

Facts and Figures

• Health and Health Insurance in Washington, DC (pdf, 47 KB)

Homelessness

Facts and Figures

• Poverty in Washington, DC (pdf, 47.7 KB)

Recent Testimony

• "FY 2010 Budget Support Act," Nechama Masliansky (4/23/09) (pdf, 68 KB)
• "FY 2010 Budget of the Department of Human Services," Nechama Masliansky (3-25-09)
• "Oversight of the DC Department of Human Services," Nechama Masliansky (2/19/09) (pdf, 72.1 KB)
• "Priorities for Federal Recovery and Reinvestment Funds," Nechama Masliansky (2/11/09) (pdf, 66.4 KB)
• "Supportive Housing Placements and Emergency Shelter Capacity," Nechama Masliansky (10/31/08) (pdf, 68.7 KB)

Mental Health

Facts and Figures

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Washington, DC (pdf, 27 KB)

Recent Testimony

• "FY 2010 Budget Support Act," Nechama Masliansky (4/23/09) (pdf, 68 KB)
• "Oversight of the DC Department of Mental Health," Nina Swanson (2/19/09) (pdf, 106 KB)

Income Supports

Facts and Figures

• Low-Income Children and Families (pdf, 27 KB)

Talking Points

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Benefits (pdf, 28.6 KB)

Recent Testimony

• "FY 2010 Budget Support Act," Nechama Masliansky (4/23/09) (pdf, 68 KB)
• "Regarding the Department of Human Services Fiscal Year 2010 Budget," Joni Podschun (3/25/09) (pdf, 31.7 KB)

Food and Nutrition

Facts and Figures

• Hunger and Nutrition in Washington, DC (pdf, 43 KB)

Recent Testimony

• "FY 2010 Budget Support Act," Nechama Masliansky (4/23/09) (pdf, 68 KB)

Community Resource

• DC Food Finder