Have you noticed this in your neighborhood?
(Washington Post) — Navida Joy knows she needs to liberate herself from the District’s dole for good. The divorced mother of three has been receiving city welfare checks on and off for six of the past 10 years. But Joy, who gets about $430 a month in welfare checks and $440 in monthly food stamps, […]
(Washington Post) — The D.C. Council approved a city spending plan Tuesday that avoids higher taxes but includes far-reaching efforts to control spending on welfare programs, including a controversial move to start cutting off direct assistance after five years. On a day that saw public protests at the John A. Wilson Building and sparring among […]
(Washington Informer) — Two members of the D.C. Council are actively pursuing legislation that would limit the amount of time that a District resident can receive public assistance. D.C. Council members Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) are the chief sponsor and co-sponsor, respectively, of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment Act of […]