We Stand with Mothers
Advancing Black Family Preservation, Economic Security, and Racial Justice.
Program Spotlight
DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Events
Read coverage about our pilot we are recruiting for right now in the Washington Post. Visit the press release here.
Read Building a Guaranteed Income to end the “Child Welfare” System by Melody Webb (Columbia Journal of Race and Law, Vol 12, No. 1, 2022)
Mother’s Outreach Network is a racial justice and antipoverty organization that supports Black mothers in advancing Black family preservation, economic security, and racial justice by transforming government income and child welfare laws, policies, and practices from punitive to empowering.
Guaranteed Income
We convene the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition, which organizes outreach, education and advocacy on Guaranteed Income programs in Washington DC.
Child Welfare
About 23% of children in DC live below a basic standard of living. Passing the District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act of 2023 & the Financial Support for Families with Children Act of 2023 would address this. In 2020, according to the US Health and Human Services Child Maltreatment Report, nearly 9 out of 10 open cases at CFSA involved neglect. This neglect includes poverty factors
Mother UP Pilot
The Mother Up pilot is a guaranteed income pilot in Washington DC, run by Mother’s Outreach Network. The pilot is for mothers involved in the child welfare system. Recruitment begins in March 2024. If you think you or someone you know is eligible for this program, please have them fill out the eligibility screener, which you will receive by emailing us at pilot@mothersoutreachnetwork.org..
Latest News
Advocacy Day Recap!
On September 19th, the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition hosted Advocacy Day inside the John Wilson Building. Moms and worker-leaders rallied with organizational stakeholders to center guaranteed income among a range of other human needs. We thanked Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker for
Tomorrow: Virtual Option or In-Person Advocacy Day September 19th @ 10am
Join us tomorrow, September 19th from 10am to 2pm for Advocacy Day! There is now a virtual option to join the briefing here via zoom. For in-person participation we still have seats left: rsvp here: bit.ly/RSVPAdvocacyDay! As part of National Basic Income Week 2024,
Next Thursday: Advocacy Day September 19th @ 10am
Join us to on Thursday, September 19th from 10am to 2pm for Advocacy Day! As part of National Basic Income Week 2024, we’ll present and discuss our DCGIC platform and visit Council offices. Read more here! Advocacy Day Schedule:10am-12pm: Council
Join us this Thursday for our September Planning Meeting: September 5th @ 5pm
Don’t miss our September planning meeting this Thursday, September 5th at 5pm! Join us to coordinate volunteer efforts ahead of our Advocacy Day and help us make the event a success! Advocacy Day will be held
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