Mother's Outreach News

We are so grateful for your support in 2024.  With the holiday season upon us, let’s relax, recharge, and return in the new year prepared to move our agenda for racial and economic justice in Washington, DC. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and wonderful times with loved ones! We can’t wait to see you in January 2025! In deep solidarity,MelodyMelody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Pilot participants gathered at Edgewood Farms for the launch of the

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 his leadership on the newly enacted and historic District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act and recognized At-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie for pioneering guaranteed income programming in the District of Columbia with the public fund that supports the Strong Families, Strong Futures maternal health guaranteed income program.

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, we’ll present and discuss our DCGIC platform and visit Council offices. We will center the voices of pilot participants, other DC residents with lived experience, as well as youth who see economic security as critical to their future. Read more here about the broader movement across the country.

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 briefing via Zoom (bit.ly/AdvocacyDayBriefing) 12pm-2pm: Council visits (bit.ly/RSVPAdvocacyDay) In Solidarity Melody Melody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Don’t forget Bread for the City’s third and final film in the Economic Security Film Series starting the week off on

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 on September 19th as part of National Basic Income Week 2024. Read more here! Register here for the September 5th planning meeting: bit.ly/DCGICSeptemberPlanning Register here for Advocacy Day on September 19th: bit.ly/RSVPAdvocacyDay In Solidarity Melody Melody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Get Added to Our mailing

Save the date for our Advocacy Day on September 19th as part of the 2024 Basic Income Week of Action! Join us from 10am to 2pm at the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, where we’ll present and discuss our platform and visit Council offices. RSVP here! In Solidarity Melody Melody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Get Added to Our mailing list Finally, to learn more about or to get involved with the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition:

Join us TONIGHT for our August planning meeting from 5 to 6pm! This is our only meeting in August, so make sure you don’t miss it! Join here: bit.ly/DCGICAugustPlanning In Solidarity Melody Melody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Get Added to Our mailing list Finally, to learn more about or to get involved with the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition: Sign our petition to mayor bowser Sign our letter for the district child tax credit legislation Visit our website

Join us at our July General Meeting!July 18th at 12:00pmLearn about the DC Reparations Community and the Relationship with Guaranteed Income! Join us this Thursday, July 18th at 12pm via Zoom for our July general meeting discussing Reparations and Guaranteed Income! We will discuss the two paradigms, the connections and distinctions between them, and learn about how to engage with existing activism and generate Guaranteed Income community support for reparations. We will be joined by incredible panelists Robert Harvey and Aja

July 18th at 12:00pmLearn about the DC Reparations Community and the Relationship with Guaranteed Income! Join us on Thursday, July 18th at 12pm via Zoom for our July general meeting discussing Reparations and Guaranteed Income! We will discuss the two paradigms, the connections and distinctions between them, and learn about how to engage with existing activism and generate Guaranteed Income community support for reparations. We will be joined by incredible panelists Robert Harvey and Aja Taylor of Bread for the City,

July 18th at 12:00pmLearn about the DC Reparations Community and the Relationship with Guaranteed Income! Join us on Thursday, July 18th at 12pm via Zoom for our July general meeting discussing Reparations and Guaranteed Income! We will discuss the two paradigms, the connections and distinctions between them, and learn about how to engage with existing activism and generate Guaranteed Income community support for reparations. We will be joined by incredible panelists Robert Harvey and Aja Taylor of Bread for the City,

Terrific news! We did it! On Tuesday, the DC Council cleared another major hurdle with the second and final vote on the Budget Support Act, which includes a child tax credit for people with no earned income, as well as those making a moderate income.  The District of Columbia is on an historic path to a guaranteed income, starting with parents with young children. The Council has passed Councilmember Parker’s version of the District Child Tax Credit.  Also included in the

Happy Juneteenth! Enjoy these resources in celebration of, and in meditation on Juneteenth, a momentous milestone in our nation’s history! Let’s continue to work toward full Black liberation in Washington DC, across the country and around the globe: Support racial and economic equality! Support guaranteed income! In Solidarity,  MelodyMelody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Celebrate Juneteenth with These Resources! Storming Caesar’s Palace Watch the journey of Ruby Duncan in the powerful film Storming

On the eve of Juneteenth, we pause to recognize the resilience of African Americans as we continue along the path to full liberation. With the likely passage of guaranteed income through the District Child Tax Credit in the DC Budget Support Act, as well as restoration of funding to critical measures for Black people and allied communities, there is room for continued hope that have sustained Black people and their descendants for generations. Just as the war to end chattel slavery

Dear Mychelle, It’s time for our monthly Coalition planning session: Join us TODAY at 5 pm via Zoom. As we advance to the next vote on the DCTC in the Budget Support Act, we will be debriefing the FY 2025 DC Budget to date, discussing the DCTC bill, other priorities, and planning for next steps to continue our work.  Register here: bit.ly/DCGICJunePlanning. See you at 5pm! In Solidarity,  MelodyMelody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Get Involved this

Join us for our June planning meeting this Thursday! The meeting will take place via Zoom on June 6th from 5 to 6pm. This will be our only meeting in June, so make sure you don’t miss it! Register here: bit.ly/DCGICJunePlanning.  Additionally, see below for details on our July general meeting, August planning meeting, and the second DC budget vote! In Solidarity,  MelodyMelody WebbFounder and Executive DirectorMother’s Outreach Network / DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Get Involved this Summer! Join us this Thursday, June 6

Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington, DC: Fight for a budget of abundance! Terrific news! We did it! The District of Columbia is on an historic path to a guaranteed income for parents with young children. The Council held a first vote to approve the FY 2025 budget and in it they passed the District Child Tax Credit proposed by Councilmember Zachary Parker for families with younger children. As Councilmember Parker states,