How can the 2025 DC Budget best serve people who need safe and affordable housing?
With COVID-era federal funds no longer available, housing funds are far tighter than in recent years. As appropriations shrink and the need for affordable housing accelerates, we must ensure that budget decisions do not lead to even greater racial and economic segregation, undermining The Fair Housing Act of 1968, and exacerbating disparities in our city.
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C100 Testimony on the FY 2027 Budget Support Act
Nancy MacWood
Testimony of Nancy MacWood for the Committee of 100 on the Federal City before the DC Council Committee of the Whole Budget Oversight Hearing on the FY27 Budget Support Act of 2026.
C100 Testimony-Housing Committee-DHCD FY27 Budget
Nancy MacWood
Testimony of Nancy MacWood for the Committee of 100 on the Federal City before the DC Council Housing Committee at the May 12, 2026 Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Housing and Community Development.
C100 Comments on Proposed FY2026 Budget Support Act
C100 testimony on selected portions of the FY26 Budget Support Act, including provisions covering the redevelopment of the RFK campus; governing appeals of zoning actions; and proposing delays in the effective dates of key environmental laws.
C100 Testimony Before DHCD on the FY2026 Budget
Meg Maguire
C100 comments on Mayor Bowser’s proposed FY 2026 budget for the Department of Housing and Community Development.
C100 Testimony on proposed FY 2026 Budget for DCHA
Sondra Mills Testimony for the Committee of 100 before the Committee on Housing in opposition to the mayor’s proposed FY 2026 budget for the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). C100 claims that the mayor’s proposed budget fails to meet the housing needs of the District’s most vulnerable residents.
C100 Testimony Housing Comm - RENTAL Act
Nancy MacWood Testimony for the Commmittee of 100 before the Committee of Housing on the Eviction Reform Amendment Act of 2025 and Titles II, III, V, and VIII of the proposed RENTAL Act.
C100 Comment on OAG SAFE Act
Sondra Mills
Proposed legislation is a step in providing safe housing for DC tenants.
C100 Testimony Before Council On The Budget For DHCD And The Housing Production Trust Fund April 22, 2024
Deirdre Brown
C100 testimony before the D.C. Council during Performance Oversight Hearings concerning the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Housing Production Trust Fund, April 22, 2024
C100 Letter to Mayor Bowser on the Downtown Action Plan
Shelly Repp
C100 comments on the Downtown Action Plan in a letter to Mayor Bowser and members of the D.C. City Council
C100 Testimony DC Council Oversight Hearing For DHCD
Nancy MacWood
Focus on DHCD's data gap on beneficiaries of low income housing programs by race, ethnicity, age, and gender; and DHCD's inaccurate or vague reporting to HUD on its efforts to address Fair Housing Impediments.