Our coalition lifts the voices and power of the community to advocate for more public investment to support families with infants and toddlers.
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Apr 22
HAPPENING NOW: New Research about the Economic Impact of the Pay Equity Fund Report Briefing at the Wilson Building
Livestream link: youtube.com/live/SFw8AohNliQ
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Jun 13
Thank you @ChmnMendelson for averting a child care crisis by finding nearly $100M in the FY27 budget! Please help us finish the job: $2M for Pay Equity.
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Jun 12
In this newsletter, @CMLewisGeorgeW4 calls for added investment to the Pay Equity Fund. Our coalition is calling for $2 million to be added to the program so we can protect living wages for early educators. Thank you Councilmember for working with your colleagues on this!
Read this week's #Ward4 Dispatch: Budget Wins, Raymond Traffic Safety, and Congratulations Graduates! ⬇️
janeeseward4.com/ward-4-disp…
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Jun 12
Tnx @charlesallen for meeting this AM with early childhood leaders to hear what’s at stake for DC child care. We’re grateful for your support for the Pay Equity Fund. Now Council must finish the job: add $2M before the 2nd vote to prevent early educator pay cuts!
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Jun 12
Tnx @trayonwhite for meeting w/ Ms. Hall of Ward 8’s Big Mama’s Children’s Center. We appreciate your & @ChmnMendelson’s incredible work to largely restore the Pay Equity Fund. Just $2M more before the second vote can finish the job and prevent educator pay cuts!
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Jun 10
“We have educators that are saying ‘I’m able to make my ends meet. I’m able to take care of a bill that I have been ignoring. My credit score has gone up because I can take care of my debt.’” LaDon Love told The Informer about the importance of Pay Equity investments. @SamPKCollins
D.C. Council approves budget act, reversing proposed cuts by Mayor Bowser. Funding prioritized for education, healthcare and housing. washingtoninformer.com/dc-bu…
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Jun 10
We're grateful for @CMWendellFelder's support for Ward 7 educators and families and his advocacy to help stabilize the Pay Equity Fund. Thank you for standing with DC's early childhood community. Now the @councilofdc must follow his lead and add $2M to the PEF at 2nd vote.
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Jun 9
1/8 🧵 @councilofDC just took its first vote on the FY27 budget, and thanks to relentless pressure from our advocates, partners, and families, nearly $100M for early childhood programs was restored. The fight isn't over, but this is MAJOR progress! Thank you to @ChmnMendelson & team for restoring the Pay Equity Fund after @MayorBowser's cuts. Here's what you need to know:
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Jun 10
The @councilofdc did their part to rescue childcare in next year’s budget. Our director @KTravisBallie highlights where the budget still came up short. wusa9.com/article/news/local…
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Jun 9
We also want to thank @BrianneKNadeau for highlighting that the Pay Equity Fund remains underfunded, and @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @CMWendellFelder for calling for a $2M PEF increase to stabilize our child care ecosystem during the first budget today!
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Jun 9
The @councilofdc rescues child care, but the future remains uncertain. 🚨Read our coalition’s response to the first vote on the FY27 budget. under3dc.org/newsroom/dc-cou…
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Take a few minutes to read this rebuttal to the misguided WaPo editorial on a sound, progressive tax idea that would help solve structural budget issues that DC faces.
It’s pretty “rich” (pun intended) and not at all surprising that the Jeff Bezos owned, self-proclaimed free market advocates at the WaPo editorial board don’t like the Wealth Proceeds Tax. 1/
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@charlesallen: “Simply saying the word growth over and over again is not the same as supporting it." Thx for speaking on economic growth w/moral clarity. We must reject the notion that growth alone will put DC on sound fiscal footing, esp if there’s no plan for inclusive growth.
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Jun 9
As the @councilofdc prepares to vote on the FY27 budget that restores vital funding for childcare, listen to what Jubilee Jumpstart Director Rosalina Burgos-Gil says about why it is imperative to solve the current pattern of unpredictability. wusa9.com/article/news/polit…
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Doing some final round of office cities before the DC Council votes on the FY27 budget. Still a little way to go to make child care whole, but I am so incredibly grateful to @ChmnMendelson for restoring a very significant amount of funding! ❤️
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Jun 9
Our President and CEO Jamal Berry joined NBC4 to react to the @councilofdc’s budget proposal. At today’s first vote, we hope they will approve the restoration of the #PayEquityFund and enhancement of the #childcare subsidy program. Thank you @ChmnMendelson for your leadership.👏
The D.C. Council released a revised budget that includes money for firefighters and childcare workers who were looking at potential pay cuts or no raises. nbc4dc.com/AFD6t77
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Before the first budget vote tomorrow, tell your DC Councilmembers that it is time for a wealth proceeds tax. We need to act now to raise revenue, protect essential services, and make DC’s tax system fairer for everyone.
✉️: actionnetwork.org/letters/dc…
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Jun 8
Easy to forget during primary season, but the first DC budget vote is also tomorrow!
Mendo hopes to use about $450M to reverse Bowser's planned cuts to the pay equity fund, housing vouchers, healthcare programs and a lot more. A few details:
Chairman Mendelson's Budget Recommendations have been circulated on the Council Hearing Management System. The documents are available here: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/…
Tune in to the Media Press Conference on the Budget at Noon on ChairmanMendelson.com or on the Council website.
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On Monday, June 8, DCAEYC will join DC Action, @Under3DC, partners, advocates, and policy leaders at the John A. Wilson Building to support early childhood education professionals, families, children, and DC’s early learning system.
9 to 11 AM
RSVP: shorturl.at/qtRO4
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@Under3DC is pounding the pavement (marble?) in the Wilson Building, advocating for adequate funding for the child care subsidy program & Pay Equity Fund. Grateful for all the skilled and wonderful early educators that make all other work possible.
We’ll be back Monday. Join us!
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Long overdue that DC taxes its highly concentrated wealth with a 3% Wealth Proceeds Tax.
No more "We don't have the resources to fund our safety net" "We can't help communities make ends meet in hard times" "Slash essential programs"
Let your Councilmember know you support this
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