Blog / Advocacy

Take action this week (March 14-16) to support Bread for the City’s campaign to create and preserve affordable housing in DC.

After the decision of the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants residing legally in the United States, many local organizations have spoken out against this act. One of them is Ayuda, an organization that provides legal services, social workers, and language access support to immigrants from 104 countries who reside in DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.

On this episode of “By Any Means Necessary” hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Aja Taylor, Advocacy Director at Bread for the City to talk about the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault cases, the ways sexual harassment and assault exists in Hollywood and the Marines, the lack of public response often when women of color or “non-celebrities” speak out on sexual harassment, the importance of the #MeToo campaign, the ways society is socialized to not speak out on race and gender.

Residents in Wards 7 and 8 are walking to demand the number and quality of grocery stores similar to those west of the Anacostia

Last week, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia approved a settlement that will compensate tenants of Terrace Manor who endured years of severe housing code violations and ensure that they have access to the safe and habitable housing they deserve.

Bread for the City’s Advocacy Director, Aja Taylor, participated in a teach-in on anti-racism at Catholic University on September 21st. Below is an excerpt from the National Catholic Reporter on the event.

Bread for the City’s Chairman of the Board, Paul R. Taskier, reflects on poverty, racism, food justice, the wealth gap, and why Bread for the City does what we do.

Bread for the City stands with the Legal Aid Society of DC in opposing the Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2017. Below is an excerpt from the blog post ‘Legal Aid Urges The Council To Vote ‘No’ On Homeless Services Bill’, originally posted by the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.