Coffee Chat on DC’s Budget And Equitable Tax Policy

March 18, 2021

Thursday, February 4, 2021 4 pm –  5 pm During this coffee chat we learned how lawmakers set our budget and how to best address the growing income, wealth & racial inequalities in DC through tax policy. Joanna Blotner from Jews United for Justice and Qubilah Huddleston from DCFPI joined us to discuss how we […]

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Special Education: Know Your Rights Session

March 18, 2021

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:30 pm –  7:00 pm During this session, we focused on what the IDEA procedural safeguards are and how they have adapted during distant learning. Dan Davis, the Chief Student Advocate at the DC State Board of Education, walked us through common situations and how parents can navigate them with prompts […]

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Coffee Chat on Vaccines and COVID-19 Health Updates

March 18, 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm During this coffee chat we received information about vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine! The coffee chat was led by Dr. Joelle Simpson, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness at Children’s National and Emergency Department physician, and medical professionals from Children’s National Hospital! We covered how vaccines are […]

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