Content categorized as Wage Gap

Until we pay the working poor a living wage, they will still need government aid

Artist/Vendor Wendall Williams provides his thoughts on why the government should consider a living wage based on lessons learned from COVID relief.

What’s next for the city’s plan to end homelessness?

The next phase of the mayor’s plan to make homelessness “rare, brief, and non-recurring” is in the early stages of planning and will be released next year.

Finding gainful employment remains a large hurdle for homeless DC residents. A new Georgetown cafe aims to help overcome it.

Spero Ministries, a new initiative through Veritas City Church, will provide D.C. residents with job training and temporary employment.

The growing gap between rich and poor

Ilyas Muhammed shares an editorial about income gaps, both gender and racial, and explains why we can’t continue to just blame corporations.

Widening Income Gap Sharpens Housing Crunch, Study Says

According to a recent report from the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, the gap between the cost of housing and the average income of low-wage workers… Read more »