Defeat Poverty DC is a coalition of organizations and residents in the District of Columbia working to bring greater focus during the 2010 election season and beyond to the damaging effects of poverty on our entire city. Continue Reading
In the past two years unemployment in DC has more than doubled, pushing growing numbers of residents into poverty. It is time for government leaders to take action. Our city’s long-term economic vitality depends on it!
Thousands of DC residents work but don’t earn enough to support their families. Many others lack the skills to fill available jobs. Any serious effort to defeat poverty in DC must Make Work Possible, Make Work Pay and Make Basic Needs Affordable.
Poverty in the District is a problem that affects us all – and all of us together can defeat it. Join our campaign and let our city leaders know that it is time to make the struggles faced by low-income residents a priority.
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