June 1, 2011 - A great big THANK YOU to all NEW supporters who rallied with us as part of the DC Housing for All Campaign in the fight for critical housing and economic development programs! You made phone calls, sent emails, participated in Advocacy Day - and you helped fill the Council chamber to standing room only capacity.
Out of $42.4 million in housing and economic development cuts, together we won back $40.8 million!! Your support and hard work paid off, and the Council voted to:
- Restore homeless services funding
- Appropriate $18 million of anticipated future revenue to fully restore the Housing Production Trust Fund
- Reestablish LRSP (Local Rent Supplement Program) as a locally funded line item in the budget
- Prevent the transfer of 175 Housing First participants to LRSP - using anticipated future revenue to keep Housing First residents from being displaced and preserve LRSP units for LRSP residents
- Restore Neighborhood Investment Fund authority
- Restore Small Business Technical Assistance - with an increase for inflation
To learn more about the DC Housing for All Campaign, check out the campaign blog: http://housingforallblog.org
