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In response to these national and local shifts in funding, we have had to make the difficult decision to reduce our staff by 13% to ensure our sustainability and continued service to the DC community.

Bread for the City attorney Allison Miles-Lee had the opportunity to testify at a Council roundtable hearing on the continued challenges with the DC Access System and public benefits enrollment. During her testimony, she highlighted critical issues that our patients and clients at Bread have been facing. Her full written testimony can be read below.

At Bread for the City, we are committed to empowering our community through various programs and initiatives. Recently, we had the honor of showcasing a remarkable display of creativity, resilience, and solidarity at Work in Progress: A Liberation Quilt Exhibit. This exhibit featured the stunning works of regular participants from our community empowerment classes, who spent months crafting their unique liberation quilts.

Bread for the City attorney Allison Miles-Lee had the opportunity to testify at a Council roundtable hearing on the DC Access System, the platform used for public benefits and medical insurance application and processing, and the operations of DHS/DHCF. During her testimony, she highlighted several critical issues that our patients and clients at Bread have been facing. Her full written testimony can be read below.