• Four years ago, just 32% of registered voters voted in the primary and just 41% in the general, with lower rates in majority Black wards 7 & 8.
📊 Get the full breakdown: wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun...
And most importantly, register to vote and make your voice heard in the primary this June!
With multiple At-Large and Mayoral candidates running and the June 16 primary just weeks away, let's take a look at the latest data about voters in DC:
• 92% of DC’s adults are registered to vote
• 50% of registered DC voters are Black, 31% white, 6% Latinx, and the remaining 13% other/unknown
To eliminate the Pay Equity Fund and further squeeze an already tightened knot on the DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program is cruel to District families doing their best to raise their kids in the city and make ends meet.Our latest poll shows DC voters strongly support fully funding both. bit.ly/47USWh6
Across our 5-part series, “Youth Mental Health in DC: Access, Barriers, and What Comes Next,” we’re digging into what #youth experience, who’s being left out, and what needs to change so the system is ready to respond when young people reach out. @councilofdc
In our new blog, “They Ask For Help, Nearly Two-Thirds Didn’t Get It,” our Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, Rachel White, breaks down what young people in #WashingtonDC told us about trying to access mental health care and where the system is falling short. @councilofdc
➡️https://bit.ly/4tAo39N
Congratulations on hosting a successful candidate forum @wearedcaction.bsky.social and @dcjwj.bsky.social and thank you to all candidates who showed up, listened, and shared with our community!
DC deserves strong, responsive leadership committed to taking care of our people.
@dcjwj.bsky.social
This is a monumental election year for #WashintonDC. Join us to hear directly from Democratic candidates for Mayor & At-Large Council at the Building A District That Cares For All Candidate Forum.
🗓 Mar 29 | 3–5 PM
📍 Festival Center – 1640 Columbia Rd NW
➡️ Register here: bit.ly/4ul12ZE
Thank you! @chmnmendelson.bsky.social, @robertwhitedc.bsky.social, @cmfrumin.bsky.social, @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social
THIS is what advocacy in #WashingtonDC looks like! We joined @fairbudgetdc.bsky.social in sharing their FY27 Budget platform with @councilofdc.bsky.social today, urging councilmembers to raise revenue from those with the most, protect our safety net, and defend DC's self-governance. #WeGotUsDC!!
We'll be joining the @fairbudgetdc walkaround tomorrow, where we will call for local leaders to develop a budget that invests in care and sustainability 🌱 #WeGotUsDC
@MayorBowser @ChmnMendelson, build a budget that allows DC to take care of our own.
FY27 FBC Budget platform: bit.ly/WeGotUsDC
Early educators in #WashingtonDC were finally seeing better pay thanks to the Pay Equity Fund, which is now at risk due to budget cuts. But even with the PEF increase, many still can't afford rent, groceries, or childcare for their own kids. Read more: wearedcaction.org/wp-content/u...
Children in #WashingtonDC are facing the highest child poverty rates in over a decade, with 28% now living below the poverty line and major racial disparities. And that doesn't even capture the true cost of raising a family here. Check out our DC KIDS COUNT Report: wearedcaction.org/wp-content/u...
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This morning, the TANF is Still a Lifeline Coalition held a Council briefing on the District's only cash assistance program for families with children and the devastating impact of cuts. TY @cmfrumin.bsky.social and staff from other council offices for engaging in this important conversation.
"My message to the Senate is don't disrupt tax-filing season," says @mayorbowser.dc.gov today, ahead of an expected vote in the Senate this week on a Republican resolution that would repeal a D.C. law that made changes to the local tax code.
"When adults struggle less with physical & mental health they have more capacity to support their children...Furthermore, the extent of children’s coverage should be more clearly communicated throughout DHCF, to health care providers & offices, & to families" More: wearedcaction.org/publications...
NEWS: The D.C. Council just rejected an emergency bill that would have extended the summer's expanded youth curfew for another three months. The votes against came from Trayon White, @robertwhitedc.bsky.social, @brianneknadeau.bsky.social, @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, and @chenderson.bsky.social.
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And @freedcproject.bsky.social has put together a 2025 Back to School Community Safety Toolkit — check it out at freedcproject.org/schools
DC has not had cash bail since 1992.
We’ve been collecting data.
In FY23, 92% of individuals released pretrial were not arrested for a new offense.
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Over the last week, we've heard countless concerns about harmful federal law enforcement activity in our communities.
I have created an online form where neighbors can anonymously report and document concerning incidents involving federal agents.
Submit reports here: ➡️ bit.ly/4msqJmU
DCCAPE results are out. Good: progress for nearly every group! Bad: massive gaps remain, and those who we aren't getting to proficiency also have fewer edu opportunities (and in the current political climate even more challenges). To see how your ward's doing go to wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun...
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From a HUD lit review: "Sweeps of encampments do little to...resolve the problem of encampments...Clearance with little or no support may actually reduce the likelihood that people will seek shelter because it erodes trust and creates an adversarial relationship" www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...
There were also big policing differences between wards. To see the percentage of police stops, searches, arrests, and use of force with children in your ward compared to the share of teens in your ward check out our ward snapshots. Ward 1 is shown here wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun...
Police were also far more likely to use force with Black children than white : 154 out of 157 of the use-of-force incidents with children under the age of 18 in 2023 were with Black children. In nearly 1/3 the police pointed a firearm at the child #DCKIDCOUNT wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun... 2/3
