📢New report! Check out our Crossover Youth Audit, out today, which provides recommendations for how the District government can better meet the needs of these vulnerable young people. buff.ly/4bYagkz

Today Phil Mendelson made some excellent improvements to Mayor Muriel Bowser's very bad budget, an act of dangerous arson. But we are not in the clear yet! 🧯🧯We need Council of DC to go much bigger to rescue 🔥our burning safety net🔥 #TaxWealth to #StopTheCuts - a 🧵

The Black Swan Academy acknowledges the work of the D.C. administration and council to advance the well-being of Black youth as reflected in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal:

The Black Swan Academy acknowledges the work of the D.C. administration and council to advance the well-being of Black youth as reflected in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal:

BREAKING: Residents disrupt Phil Mendelson legislative media briefing to urge him to fund housing voucher in the FY2025 #DCBudget.

Two of these D.C. residents interrupted Phil Mendelson's press briefing this morning. They're demanding a tax increase on wealthy D.C. residents to fund housing vouchers. NOTE: 3,200 people (all families) stand to lose their rapid rehousing over the next few months.

Mendelson said today he's "trying" to add more housing vouchers to the budget but didn't sound overly optimistic. I spoke with one of the protesters, Charlottie Simpson. She's a 58-year D.C. resident and a veteran of the civil rights movement. Here's why she chose to speak out:

Our ED, Niciah Mujahid raises the alarm: DC’s safety net is burning Phil Mendelson must work fast & hard to prevent a catastrophic wave of homelessness &suffering that will undermine all other Council of DC investments in FY25. #TaxWealth 2 #StopTheCuts thedcline.org/2024/06/10/nic…

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This evening we joined student leaders from the Youth Peer to Peer Pilot to celebrate the work they have done to increase mental health literacy among DCPS High School students this year. We look forward to how the students will continue to expand their work next year.

We have been on this app SCREAMING about local & state elected officials as well as judges….here’s why 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

blackswanacademy.org/blog/dc-school…

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