December 4, 2023: Joint Housing Committee & Health Committee Roundtable
Health and Human Services Benefits Enrollment and the DC Access System
An HPAP Update for Potential Homebuyers
Many first-time homebuyers rely on programs like the Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) to make their homeownership dreams possible. HPAP prioritizes people who are elderly, disabled, displaced, or with lower incomes with a goal of supporting economic mobility and financial growth. In June, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced HPAP had run […]
November 9, 2023 – Joint COW/Committee on Housing Hearing on River East Grandview (Talbert Street) Condominiums
Markup – Additional Meeting of the Committee on Housing
Councilmember Robert White statement on Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Reprogramming Disapproval Resolution
Residents need emergency rental assistance in a big way right now. Last fiscal year the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) blew through all of its funding–$43 million–in just five months. This fiscal year, when the ERAP portal opened in October, the website initially crashed because so many residents were trying to submit applications, and then […]
Councilmembers Allen and White Introduce Legislation to Ensure Safe School Environments for Students with Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Today, At-Large Councilmember Robert White and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen are introducing legislation to ensure that DC students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders are guaranteed safe and supportive learning environments and have access to necessary care and medication in school settings. The Seizure-Safe Schools Amendment Act of 2023 would: “When Oliver reached out […]
November 2, 2023 – Committee on Housing Public Roundtable
October 26, 2023 – Committee on Housing Public Hearing
Public Oversight Roundtable on the DC Housing Authority
October 12, 2023 – Committee on Housing Public Hearing
Councilmember Robert White Statement on the Israel-Gaza Conflict
My heart aches for the people in DC and around the world watching in horror as the violence continues in Israel and Gaza. I denounce Hamas’s violent, evil, attack and the escalation of the already dire humanitarian crisis in Palestine. So many of our residents who have family, friends, and other connections to this region […]