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Let’s move the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! Don’t miss the upcoming DC Guaranteed Income Coalition February events. Enclosed you will details and updates on the following: Our DC Council Visit Day on Tuesday, February 13th; The February 15th DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Oversight Hearing Training on the following topics: Child & Family Services Agency, District Child Tax Credit and our guaranteed income platform, criminal legal system issues, DC Housing Authority, the benefits cliff, and the involvement of health in all policies; and  A brief

Monday, January 29th | 5:30 PM Join the conversation! Let’s move the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! Register Now for Our January 29th black men and guaranteed income conversation This upcoming MONDAY evening, don’t miss the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition’s hybrid January event, Guaranteed Income: Black Men Need It Too! The Center on American Progress reports that while the U.S. economy is improving for many, Black men are suffering from persistent structural racism in the labor market. Our January 29th meeting will explore the critical

Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! Exciting venue: You can join MONDAY’s Testimony Prep in-person at the Wilson Building, or by Zoom! Take action and get involved by attending our last testimony prep session for the hearing on the District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act of 2023 – this coming Monday, January 22nd at 11:00 AM. All are welcome to attend! The Hearing will follow on Wednesday at 10 am, also on Zoom or in-person. See details about

Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! Want to show your support for guaranteed income for DC residents and workers? We’re redesigning our DC Guaranteed Income Coalition t-shirt, and we are inviting partners to add their organization’s name to it! If interested in adding your organization’s name to our t-shirt design the deadline to respond is Friday, January 19th @ 5:00 PM. Questions? Contact us at info@dcgicoaltion.org for further information. See the current design below. In solidarity,MelodyMelody WebbFounder and

Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! What is your Child Tax Credit story? Get ready to share at today’s session, led by the team at SPACEs in Action. Take action and get involved by attending our second testimony prep session in support of the passage of the District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act of 2023 – TODAY, January 16th 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Register here: DCTC January 16th Testimony Prep Registration | 5:30 pm Registration is open for the January

Attend our first DCTC Testimony Prep Session this year: See an Exciting Update! Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! Register for DCTC Testimony Prep on January 8th First, we want to share this exciting update: The DC Tax Revision Commission has issued its Chairman’s mark, and you can learn more below. Additionally, this week, join DC Councilmember Parker in-person as he discusses the bill. LIFT, in partnership with Mother’s Outreach Network, is holding

Thursday, January 4th | 5 PM Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season filled with friends and family! Learn about our January events and get involved by attending our first planning session of the year – this Thursday, TOMORROW, January 4th at 5 pm. Register here at bit.ly/DCGICJanuaryPlanning ! As recently shared, registration is also open for the January 24 DC Council Business and Economic Development Committee Hearing on the District Child

Join the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition in moving the guaranteed income agenda in Washington DC! We are so grateful for your support in 2023. Poised to enter the new year, we can already feel the chilly winds of potential budget cuts. For example, promised SNAP raises should not be reversed! See the article here. In a city where 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line, we must work together to protect existing programs, while also forging bold new initiatives that will transform systems that burden marginalized communities. For