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Bread for the City Attorney Testifies on Transparency and the Housing Production Trust Fund
Dimitri McDaniel, Staff Attorney at Bread for the City's Legal Clinic, testified at a Performance Oversight Hearing before the Committee on Housing & Executive Administration regarding the Department of Housing & Community Development and the Housing Production Trust Fund. Bread for the City advocates for increased transparency around the Housing Production Trust Fund through the passing of the Housing Production Trust Fund Transparency Amendment Act of 2021.
Meet the artist behind our Holiday Helpings design!
Connecting community and art is a unique skill many artists bring to light. It's incredible how a piece of artwork can get an entire community together, and it's something Juan Pineda has mastered over the past 20 years. Pineda is a DC-based mural artist who owns Criomatic Designs. He created Bread for the City's new Holiday Helpings design, which can be seen on t-shirts, mugs, and other merchandise to raise money for low-income DC community members during the holiday season. We sat down with Juan recently to learn more about his work in the community, here’s what he had to say!
From Police Shootings to Policy Making: The Dangers of Implicit Bias
Last week, Advocacy Director Aja Taylor offered testimony at the Department of Human Services budget hearing about the need for anti-racism training within city agencies to root out biases that lead to policies that continue to disadvantage the city’s Black and Brown residents. At Bread for the City, we work with residents living with low incomes to develop the power to determine the future of their own communities. Part of that work is calling out the people and policies that make life harder for those we serve. The following is a portion of Aja’s oral testimony.
Corporate Partnership Highlight: MCN Build
We are grateful to all of our members of our Corporate Partnerships Program here at Bread for the City. You're support ensures that we are able to serve our clients in an atmosphere of dignity and respect every day. Today, we give a special shout-out to MCN Build who supports BFC in so many ways!
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? King’s Assassination, 50 Years Later
BFC's CEO, George A. Jones, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and our city's critical need for policies that make amends for intentional divestment from Black communities.
A Day in the Life of a Social Worker Embedded in Primary Care
Ali Jost, our Integrated Behavioral Health Manager, shares a day in her life at our medical clinic, and her musings on how social work is the "vibranium" of BFC.
The Vibranium of Bread for the City’s Medical Home
Ever wonder what a social worker does? From running organizations to providing one-on-one support to clients in their most vulnerable hours, social workers manage complexity, lift up people's humanity, and make the world a better place. In honor of Social Worker month this March, Bread for the City is sharing highlights of the work social workers do at Bread for the City. Read our stories and learn how social workers empower individuals and systems to make the world a better place.
Change came for Alice Williams, change in the form of a new home
Sometimes, change comes when you least expect it. Through working with Women Empowered, Ms. Williams learned to advocate for herself and this led to finding affordable housing!
We all have a story: Bread for the City’s Representative Payee Program
As we continue into the last week of Social Work Month, Bread for the City's Representative Payee Supervisor, Robyn Dudley, shares some of the stories of resilience and change that she witnesses every day.
Low-Income Residents Once Again Left in the Dust: BFC Reactions to Bowser’s 2019 Budget
The Bread for the City (BFC) community comments on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget.