From: Councilmember Kenyan R.
McDuffie <kmcduffie@dccouncil.us>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 3:21 PM
Subject: Ward 5 Report - Women's History Month
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Neighbor,
As we celebrate the vital role of women in our history and daily
lives, it is important to remember that many women, especially
women of color, still face tremendous obstacles to succeed and
thrive in our city. Women of color make 63 cents for every dollar paid
to their white male counterparts and many have a more difficult
time accessing capital to start and sustain a business.
That is why my team is highlighting some of the women-owned
businesses in our community and the trailblazing women who run
them. For Women's History Month, I encourage you to also be
intentional about supporting women-owned businesses. districtlylocal.com/directory makes
it easy to identify women and BIPOC-owned businesses in our city, I
hope you will join me in supporting them.
In service,
Kenyan
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In this
issue of the Ward 5 Report:
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Check out
some of the news articles Councilmember McDuffie was mentioned in
over the last two weeks:
McDuffie
Wants to See Fiscal Incentives in D.C. (The
Washington Informer)
National
Cherry Blossom Festival Goes Virtual (The Afro)
GambetDC
Shifts Blame, Slashes DC Sports Betting Forecast (Legal Sports Report)
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Team McDuffie in
the Community
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On Monday,
Team McDuffie joined The National Center for Children and Families
and Career Path DC's Clean Team to clean up the area around 17th and
Rhode Island
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HomeSaver
Foreclosure Prevention Program
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The
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) has
approximately $4 million available to relaunch the HomeSaver
program. The funds will be used to aid eligible D.C. homeowners
that have fallen behind on their mortgage payments due to
unemployment, underemployment, or have endured a financial hardship
of which a lump sum payment will make the homeowner’s expense
current.
You can apply by May 14th here, and learn more information
about the HomeSaver program here.
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Join DISB
and partners for their Flood and Water Damage Forum on Thursday,
April 1st from 4-5 PM.
Join by Phone: 1-650-479-3208
Access Code: 160-184-7600
Join by Computer: bit.ly/3qbSzGd
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On
Wednesday, March 17th at 6 PM the Office of Tax and Revenue will host
a virtual information session for Wards 5 and 6 to assist property
owners in navigating the MyTax.DC.gov portal. The session will
include a demonstration of the real property tax functions in the
portal and a time to answer your questions.
Register here
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The
Financially Fit DC: Workshop on Black Generational Wealth Building -
TAXES is a virtual workshop focused on providing information on tax
resources to residents, how to file taxes, the earned income tax
credit (EITC), and tips on filing taxes at different stages of your
life (e.g. college students, families with dependents, preparing for
retirement, etc.).
For
more information or to request reasonable accommodations, please
email MOAAA@dc.gov or call
202-836-0826. You can RSVP here.
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On Monday,
The Rhode Island Ave and Bladensburg Rd Main Streets programs opened
up their 2nd round of applications for Small Business Assistance
Grants. Funding is available for projects including marketing,
branding and design, operations, social media, digital marketing, new
signage, facade painting, decorative exterior lighting, awnings, and
grate removal.
The deadline to apply is 5 PM on March 29th. There will also be 2
additional rounds of applications in April and May. Learn more here and find the application here.
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The
Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is holding
an intensive training program to support returning citizens who want
to launch a small business or who have a small business they want to
grow
The deadline to apply is April 15th, you can apply and learn more here.
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You can make
an impact with your dollars this Women's history month by patronizing
women-owned businesses like Studio Elan on Rhode Island Avenue, which
provides salon services. Women and minority-owned businesses have
been disproportionately impacted by the recession - we must be
intentional about supporting them.
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Last week,
DC Health starting using a new pre-registration system for vaccine
appointments, ending the process that left residents scrambling to
sign-up at 9 AM and contributed to the equity issues surrounding
distribution. Now, residents go to vaccinate.dc.gov or call 855-363-0333
to submit their information and then will then be notified by DC
Health via call, text, and or email when they qualify for an
appointment. Alerts for appointments will be sent out Thursday and
Sunday mornings, and potentially on Tuesdays if all appointments
haven't been filled. Following this notification, residents
will have 48 hours to schedule their appointment, so make sure to
check your spam folder!
DC Health also released an updated timeline for vaccine
eligibility. Essential workers in Phase 1B Tier 3 and Phase 1C Tier
1 now qualify for the vaccine. Starting March 29th and April 12th
all essential workers in Phases 1C-2 and IC-3 will qualify
respectively. Starting May 1st, the vaccine will become available
to all District residents 16 years and older.
There are also a number of updated re-opening guidelines for
residents, businesses, and libraries starting on March 22nd. Click here to see all the new
guidances.
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To learn
more, check out the slides from the Mayor's 3/15 and 3/11 situational updates.
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