And @freedcproject.bsky.social has put together a 2025 Back to School Community Safety Toolkit — check it out at freedcproject.org/schools

There were also big policing differences between wards. To see the percentage of police stops, searches, arrests, and use of force with children in your ward compared to the share of teens in your ward check out our ward snapshots. Ward 1 is shown here wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun...

Police were also far more likely to use force with Black children than white : 154 out of 157 of the use-of-force incidents with children under the age of 18 in 2023 were with Black children. In nearly 1/3 the police pointed a firearm at the child #DCKIDCOUNT wearedcaction.org/dc-kids-coun... 2/3

Budget rev still needed to ensure all children & families can thrive in DC. Increase ERAP, restore full DC CTC, ensure all public health plans provide COMPREHENSIVE & affordable care, let all homeless families access safe & dignified housing, fix paid leave & fully fund child care. Let’s do this! 💪

💻Creation of behavioral health services dashboard for youth (TY @chenderson.bsky.social @cmzparker5.bsky.social)
👦🏿Restoration of Office of Ombudsman for Children (TY
@cmzparker5.bsky.social)

🏥 Reverting to annual and not in-person Alliance reenrollment + 1-yr delay the end of coverage for youth 21-26 (TY @chenderson.bsky.social)
👶🏾Partial reinstatement of DC Child Tax Credit @cmzparker5.bsky.social)...

Other notable cmte investments in kids that should be protected as Council advances full budget:
💸 Increase in TANF benefits (TY @brianneknadeau.bsky.social @cmfrumin.bsky.social @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social); $1.5M to continue family guaranteed income pilot (TY CM McDuffie)...

. @anitabondsdc.bsky.social missed an important opportunity to help working families; we call on
@chmnmendelson.bsky.social to undo the Mayor’s cuts.

We also need full Council to fix #PaidFamilyLeave. @mayorbowser.bsky.social’s proposed benefit reductions will hurt babies, new parents, and families who need to care for a sick child or other loved ones.

TY @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social @cmzparker5.bsky.social @chenderson.bsky.social @brianneknadeau.bsky.social @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social CM Pinto for speaking up for ECE at markup. Early edu is too important to child dev, academics & DC econ to shortchange. We need Council to find the $ before 7/14