Author: Kate Sabbatini
DC Bar Foundation Awards BFC to Support Free Legal Assistance in DC
Bread for the City’s Legal Clinic is proud to announce that we are one of the 2023 recipients of the DC Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice, Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program, and General Support grants.
Black History Month series: DC Statehood – Did you miss it? Watch it here!
In this week’s Black History Month segment, we highlighted DC Statehood.
Let’s Welcome Our Newest Attorneys
We're excited to introduce six new attorneys who are essential to our Legal Clinic.
BFC called on the mayor to fund a simple improvement to DC’s low-income immigrant health insurance program
Last week, the mayor hosted the Virtual 2021 Budget Engagement Forums, an opportunity for DC residents to tell the mayor’s office what values they want to see reflected in this year’s budget. Bread for the City, as a member of the DC Healthcare Alliance Coalition, called on the mayor to fund a simple but essential improvement to DC’s low-income immigrant health insurance program. We want the mayor to change the DC Healthcare Alliance recertification period from six months to one year.
Black History Month series: Initiative 77 – Did you miss it? Watch here!
In this week’s Black History Month segment, we highlighted Initiative 77, a voter-approved ballot initiative to phase out the minimum wage exemption for tipped employees.
New Southeast Virtual Grand Opening Video
Bread for the City has completed construction on a new, 27,650 square foot comprehensive service center at 1700 Good Hope Road, SE, which began January 2019. Here's a new video that captures all the special moments during the virtual grand opening.
Bread for the City welcomes, Joan Jackson to its Board of Directors!
Bread for the City is excited to introduce Joan Jackson as its newest board member. Jackson is currently retired but owns JMJ Information Services, LLC, which runs an online portal called Balanced Abundant Living (balancedabundantliving.com) for reputable, vetted information to enhance the quality of our lives.
Black History Month Series: The DC Movements – Did you miss it? Watch here!
In this week’s Black History Month segment, we highlighted the DC Movements.
Bread for the City has a Record Setting Holiday Helpings Campaign for 2020!
This year, Bread for the City changed its strategy for Holiday Helpings, a 30+ year tradition for an almost 50-year-old organization. Holiday Helpings in 2020 was about standing on the pillars of equity and inclusion by providing the resources for community members to have autonomy for their holiday plans. Instead of turkeys and hams, we gave families and individuals gift cards; maybe a turkey or ham is not truly what they needed or wanted this holiday season, maybe paying a past due bill, buying groceries, buying winter gear, purchasing diapers, or filling up the car with gas is the priority.
Black History Month Series: Benjamin Banneker and Marion Barry – Did you miss it? Watch here!
In this week’s Black History Month segment, we highlighted Benjamin Banneker and Marion Barry.