Posts tagged Poverty
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Neighbors weighed in early, and it led to an 80% affordable development in Petworth. Could other projects follow this model?
Over the years, there’s been a lot of back and forth about what to do with the old Hebrew Home and Paul Robeson School. Now the city, with extensive input from area residents, has taken a big step forward in bringing almost 200 homes to the site. Keep reading…
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Here’s what DC could learn from Baltimore about addressing food deserts
DC struggles with “grocery store gaps” in swaths of the city, which leave area residents without good options for accessing healthy food — and we're not alone. In fact, we could learn a lot from our Baltimore neighbors' efforts to address food insecurity Keep reading…
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The District needs to use legal tools to preserve affordable homes
While most landlords play by the rules, some make neglecting tenants a core part of their business model. We must preserve existing affordable housing by suing slumlords who try to game the system at the expense of vulnerable tenants. Keep reading…
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These nine charts explain wealth inequality in America (and what to do about it)
These charts illustrate that the racial wealth gap is growing and only continues to with age–and there's a lot more we can do to address the problem. Keep reading…
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DC builds a lot of new places to live, and (some) rents decline
Rent in the fanciest buildings in Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, and Mount Vernon Triangle has dropped, while prices in the NoMa/H Street and Capitol Riverfront/Southwest areas are staying high–even though those areas have built more new housing recently. What gives? Keep reading…
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DC’s “Grocery Walk” highlights limited food options east of the Anacostia River–and suggests possible solutions
Ward 7 and 8 residents are demanding that the city improve access to healthy, affordable food in their neighborhoods. They want additional funding for grocery store and co-op development, and hope to maintain and expand existing food access programs. Keep reading…
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DC’s charter schools are sharply segregated. Here’s what we should we do about the racial and economic divide.
In order to build a more diverse student body, successful local schools have focused on the deeper issues driving segregation. They've also created a space for parents to have honest and uncomfortable discussions about identity and race. Keep reading…
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Four ways to get money to help you preserve your DC house
Did you know there's a DC-based program that offers low-cost installation of rain barrels, trees, and rain gardens? There are a lot of ways DC homeowners can get help with keeping or improving their house. Keep reading…
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DC’s Ward 7 and 8 residents stage ‘grocery walk’ to draw attention to lack of food access
There are only three full-service grocery stores for more than 148,000 people in Wards 7 and 8–far fewer than in wealthier districts. Some residents and local activists are hoping to change that. Keep reading…
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Watch how the suburbs became white with “Settlers of the Suburbs: redlining edition”
Decades of racist zoning policies continue to perpetrate segregation in neighborhoods and schools and disenfranchise racial minorities to this day–long after redlining policies were officially taken off the books. Keep reading…