** Quick Links
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* Need a Test? Get a Test: Learn more about COVID-19 testing sites ([link removed])
* Vaccination Registration: [link removed]
* Hospital Coming to Ward 8: See Plans for New Hospital ([link removed])
* Behind on rent due to COVID-19? [link removed] ([link removed] )
* Check out the 2020 Ward 8 Progress Report ([link removed])

Dear Ward 8 Residents,

Last week, the DC Council held a public hearing on Re-Opening DC Public Schools (DCPS) amid the public health pandemic.

We heard testimony from parents, educators, and healthcare workers about their position on DCPS's plan for re-opening. Many felt it was too soon to send children back into the classroom.

Currently, 79 DCPS schools are offering in-person programming to approximately 1,000 students in over 140 CARE Classrooms.

DCPS Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee testified that "approximately 4,000 students have accepted a seat offer for Term 3. DCPS is prepared to welcome 15,000 students in-person in Term 3 while maintaining the virtual option for families that prefer it.

Term 3 is scheduled to begin on February 1st. Each school will offer a range of in-person learning options and services for students. This includes In-Person Learning (IPL), classrooms with teachers, CARE Classrooms ([link removed]) or tutoring services with staff facilitators, and self-contained classrooms for special education students."

I think DCPS has a lot more boxes to check before schools re-open. There have been more deaths in the last 45 days than any other time in the US. We must take all the science and data into consideration because there are lives at stake.

For more information about re-opening DCPS please click here to sign up for the townhall meeting on January 27th. ([link removed])

Regards,

Trayon White, Sr.
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** Chancellor Ferebee's Statement on
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Councilmember Trayon White Asks Tough Questions About Re-Opening DCPS

Examples of Elementary In-Person Learning Models
Examples of Secondary In-Person Learning Models
Term 3 Community Town Hall January 27 at 5:00 p.m. Click Here to RSVP online ([link removed]) . ([link removed])

Join Chancellor Ferebee and DCPS leadership as they discuss the DCPS Term 3 Reopening on Wednesday, January 27th at 5:00PM.

Teletownhall dial-in details below:

Dial-in: 844-881-1314

*No Passcode Required*
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Community Meeting
Vaccines Available for DC Teachers
Open House
Bellevue Family Success Center Virtual Community Open House

Wednesday January 27th at 4pm via ZOOM
RSVP at [email protected]

First 30 Guests to RSVP & Attend will be entered into our grand raffle for a chance to win a $50 Virtual Visa Gift Card. Spread the Word! Share with families.
Financial Assistance for
Excluded Workers
On Monday applications are finally opening for the excluded worker cash assistance program called DC CARES.

Eligible DC residents include those released from incarceration since March 11, people working in the informal economy (street vendors, people cutting hair, doing yard work, washing dishes, etc. for cash) and undocumented residents.

"We are proud to be partnering with the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative and a number of returning citizens and other community organizations, who are helping spread the word. We wanted to make sure you were able to share the word as well and are knowledgeable about the program."

The only ways to apply are by visiting: www.DCCARES2021.org ([link removed][0]=AT1EXoePsOO_eoRSf2qUiPpt9tzpisYApV9CqlG2rio6mFjyKcc5Rbcgebs9HcOKsAss9Pdhzz3LuhmNlg2lF3FoSUlqTyvaQpW28lE2tpzDBJPbwmdBiCqwdJnrgTyjLpvuA2jrnMrF2aPYwj3A3iMp) or calling 202-332-1264. Applications with not be eliminated for lack of information. We're encouraging anyone who may be eligible to apply.
#ReadyToPlay Master Plan Meeting


** The next phase of our #Ready2Play master plan is about to begin! This week, we're launching a series of virtual meetings that will focus on individual wards, and DPR's long-term plans for services, operations, and amenities in those communities.

This is your opportunity to focus on particular recreation centers and parks in your ward that you want to see prioritized for capital improvements and/or new programming.
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** Ward by Ward Virtual Meetings Start This Week
Click one of the links below to RSVP for your ward's meeting and let your voice be heard!

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** Ward 2: Tuesday, January 26, 630-8pm
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Ward 1:
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Ward 3: Tuesday, February 2, 630-8pm
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Ward 4: Thursday, February 4, 630-8pm
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Ward 5: Monday, February 8, 630-8pm
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Ward 7: Wednesday, February 10, 630-8pm
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Ward 6:
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Ward 8: Thursday, February 18, 630-8pm
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Once you RSVP, you'll receive a calendar invite with all of the appropriate meeting information.
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Ward 8 residents, business community, and stakeholders,
Councilmember Trayon White's Constituent Services team is available for all Ward 8 constituent service needs.

Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday from 9:00am - 5:30pm
CLOSED Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
Constituent Services Team Areas of Responsibility
Ward 8 residents experiencing issues or have related concerns with a government agency should email the Constituent Servicerepresentative who manages that government agency. For additional questions or concerns, please call our office at 202-724-8045.

Wendy Glenn: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Director, Constituent Services
Department of Employment Services
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
DCACL
ERCPCP/ACC Faith Leaders

Louise Thorne: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Constituent Services Specialist
DC Public Schools
DC Housing Authority
Department of Human Services
Utilities: PEPCO, DC Water, Washington Gas
Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Eric Cleckley: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Constituent Services Specialist
District Department of Transportation
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Department of Energy and Environment

James Wood: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Constituent Services Specialist
Department of Motor Vehicles
Department of Public Works
Senior Related Issues

For all other constituent services concerns, please contact Wendy Glenn.
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Full Hearing: "Re-Opening of DCPS"

Click To Watch ([link removed])
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Committee of the Whole Meeting

PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE • HEALTH


** Health Public Oversight Roundtable
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** DATE
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Friday, January 29, 2021
10:00 am
Add to Google Calendar ([link removed])
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** LOCATION
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Virtual Meeting Platform
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, DC, 20004

The Committee on Health will hold a Public Oversight Roundtable on the following Legislation:
* “THE DISTRICT’S COVID-19 VACCINATION PROCESS”

Watch Live:
– On the Council site, at [link removed]
– On the OCTFME site, at [link removed]
– On TV, usually Channel 13


** Meet & Greet with ANC Commissioners
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Thursday, January 20th
Councilmember Trayon White initiated a meet and greet with ANC Commissioners and representatives from government agencies. Invited agencies: DBH, DCRA, DDOT, DPW, DOEE, MPD, MORCA, OAG.
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** D.C. Mayor Bowser: Dem-Led House, Senate Will Pass D.C. Statehood, Bring It to Biden’s Desk
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A 15-year-old was among three people fatally shot in separate attacks in Southeast Washington on Thursday, a continuation of violence that marked last year as the deadliest in the District since 2004.

D.C. Council Member Trayon White Sr. (D Ward-8) said in a text message the killings are “heartbreaking in my city,” and he urged, “We have to do better as a people.”

Click to read full article in Washington Post ([link removed])

D.C. Health’s new model for COVID-19 vaccine distribution will make a larger population eligible for doses, as D.C. becomes one of the most efficient U.S. territories to inoculate its residents.

D.C. Wards 5, 7, and 8 have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and consist largely of predominantly Black neighborhoods. As of Jan. 15, Ward 8 had 162 deaths, reaching the highest death count in the District. Ward 7 has had 128 deaths due to COVID-19, and in Ward 5, 144 deaths. Black Washingtonians, who make up about 45 percent ([link removed]'s,Islander%20and%203.3%%20from%20two%20or%20more%20races.) of the D.C. population, have constituted ([link removed]) approximately 75 percent of COVID-19 deaths. The second highest number of deaths has consisted of Hispanic and Latinx individuals, who make up over 11 percent of the population, with 13 percent of D.C. fatalities.

Despite disproportionate death rates in D.C., vaccine distribution has thus far favored Wards with fewer deaths. D.C. Health released ([link removed]) data showing that Wards 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 have had the fewest COVID-19 vaccine appointments since Jan. 11, while 2,465 residents in Ward 3 got appointments to get a dose of the vaccine. Comparatively, only 197 people in Ward 7 and 364 in Ward 5 received ([link removed]) appointments.
Click to read full article at georgetownvoice.com ([link removed])

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