I'm pleased to welcome Nisa Hussain to our DC Action team. Nisa brings her maternal and child health background and her skills in program coordination and workforce development to her role as Program Associate. She will help to advance the goals of the city’s Home Visiting Council, which DC Action for Children chairs, as well as support our early childhood...

DC Action for Children joins the membership of the Partnership for America’s Children, a national network of state and local child advocacy organizations working to improve policies affecting children and youth at the local, state, and national level. The Partnership for America’s Children works to ensure that child policy organizations have the tools and resources they need to succeed. While...

DC Action for Children Announces New Executive Director The Board of Directors of DC Action for Children are pleased to announce the appointment of Kimberly Perry as the new Executive Director. Ms. Perry was brought on as Interim Executive Director in June and immediately took steps to grow and expand DC Action for Children. She has already set a vision...

DC Action for Children is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all children in the District of Columbia have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Through our DC KIDS COUNT project, DC Action is the primary source for data on conditions and outcomes for kids’ well-being. We are currently recruiting for the following positions:...

by: Barbara Bainum Last year, Washington, D.C.’s Mayor and Council enacted ground-breaking legislation that sets the city on a path to creating a strong and equitable foundation for its youngest residents. The Birth-to-Three For All DC Act of 2018 is a blueprint for comprehensive education and health services for infants and toddlers that seeks to end the stark inequities in...

After D.C. Passes Historic $15 Billion Budget, New Report Shows Child Poverty Remains Unchanged since 1990 The District has one of the highest child poverty rates in the country, with more than one quarter of children living in families struggling to make ends meet Washington, D.C. — After months of debate over Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal, the Council of the...

The Council of the District of Columbia passed a nearly $16 million investment as a partial yet key down payment on the Birth-to-Three for All DC Act of 2018. The Council’s commitment will fund measures to ensure healthier birth outcomes and supports for the District’s youngest residents to grow and thrive. Community advocacy to hold the Council accountable to the...

Testimony of Ruqiyyah Abu-Anbar Director of Early Childhood Policy and Programs DC Action for Children Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue Council of the District of Columbia May 21, 2019 Thank you Chairperson Evans and members of the Committee on Finance and Revenue for the opportunity to address the Council. My name is Ruqiyyah Abu-Anbar, and I am the...

Testimony of Ruqiyyah Abu-Anbar Director of Early Childhood Policy and Programs DC Action for Children Health Public Hearing “Leverage for Our Future Act of 2019” Before the Committee on Health Council of the District of Columbia April 23, 2019 Good morning, Chairperson Gray, Councilmember Nadeau and members of the Committee on Health. Thank you for the opportunity to address the...

Testimony of Ruqiyyah Abu-Anbar Director of Early Childhood Policy and Programs DC Action for Children Agency Budget Oversight Hearing Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Health Before the Committee on Health Council of the District of Columbia April 9, 2019 Good afternoon, Councilmember Gray and members of the Committee on Health. Thank you for the opportunity to address the Council as...