Dear John,
On Thursday, the DC Council circulated a bill that would have made cash assistance available to people who are being left behind during the COVID pandemic. But over the weekend, it was removed. The Mayor and the Council must work together to make funding available and make sure it gets into the hands of those who need it now.
And we have until tomorrow to make it happen.
EMAIL MAYOR BOWSER AND CHAIRMAN MENDELSON TODAY
We call on Mayor Bowser to make $5 million available to DC residents who are ineligible for other cash assistance, and for the DC Council to legislate it’s use. We encourage them to make cash assistance available to residents who will not be able to access federal assistance or unemployment benefits and to work with local nonprofits to get it into residents' hands quickly.
Read more about why cash assistance is needed on our blog.
MORE WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
Call Mayor Bowser: (202) 727-2643
Message: Mayor Bowser, the federal government will not take care of all the members of our community. We have to. Please commit $5 million for cash assistance to those who have been left behind. Add your personal story.
Join the conversation on Twitter (Images and sample tweets here)
Join us using the hashtags #dontexcludeme & #nomeecluyas
And tag our elected leaders:
Mayor Bowser: @mayorbowser
Chairman Mendelson @ChmnMendelson
