Empower DC Job Opening: Community Organizer -- Child Care Issues

Submitted by empowerdc on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 19:37.

Community Organizer: Early Childhood/Child Care Issues

Organization Name: Empower DC
Website: www.empowerdc.org
Location: 1419 V St, NW Washington, DC 20009
Job Terms: possible Full or Part Time
Salary: based on experience

Benefits: Medical and Dental coverage for full time staff
Anticipated Start Date: Monday August 1, 2009

Duration: Through Dec 31 2009 with possibility of extension (based on funding)

Schedule: to be determined

June 4th Hearing on HOUSING CONDITIONS - Testify! Turn Out!‏

Submitted by empowerdc on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 21:15.

Tenants: Don't Accept POOR Housing Conditions!

Say NO to:

* Asthma * Roaches * Falling Ceilings * No Heat !

Help Pass STRONG Laws:

  • Omnibus Rental Housing Admendment Act, 2009
  • Tenant Protection Act of 2009

End Poor Housing Conditions

YES We Can ...

CHANGE Poor Housing Conditions In D.C.

Take Action: Attend/Testify at Public Hearing
Thursday, June 4, '09
10 am - City Council
1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Room 500

Tell the City Council to ensure decent, affordable housing in the District

Submitted by empowerdc on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 22:36.
06/04/2009 - 10:30
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Tell the City Council to ensure decent, affordable housing in the District.

Help Pass the Omnibus Rental Housing Amendment Act of 2009 and the Tenant Protection Act of 2009, which:

  • Permit tenants to bring housing conditions cases in Landlord-Tenant Court
  • Require notice to tenants if the city brings an enforcement action against landlords
  • Establish mandatory system to ensure that all apartments are inspected regularly
  • Set criteria for the Nuisance Abatement fund to fix deficient housing conditions
  • Require DCRA and the Board of Condemnation to use the repair fund, where possible, to repair dangerous conditions without displacing tenants
  • Protect tenants who are temporarily displaced due to code violations.

  • Come testify at a hearing about these important bills
    Thursday, June 04 at 10:30 AM at the Wilson Building:
    1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW Council Chamber (Room 500)

    To sign up to testify contact Davida Crockett of the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs via email at dcrockett@dccouncil.us, or by phone (202) 741-0898. For more information, Linda Leaks, Empower DC, (202) 234-9119.

    • May 29th Hearing to Save Public Property - Pack the Room!

    Submitted by empowerdc on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 22:10.

    If you are concered about affordable housing, job training, community gardens, health care, recreation, small business incubators, Youth services, homeless services etc

    YOU SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION!

    DC Schools, Libraries & Parks and NOT FOR SALE!
    Public Property for Public Use, NOT Private Profit!

    SAVE PUBLIC PROPERTY!
    PACK THE HEARING ROOM!

    TURN OUT - ATTEND – TESTIFY!
    City Council Hearing on Bill 18-0076

    Friday, May 29th 11 AM
    Wilson Building - 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW room 500
    Bring ID to Enter – Federal Triangle Metro

    People's Property Campaign

    The People's Property Campaign is a resident-led campaign to stop the sale of public property for private profit and to save public property for public use.

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    We have lost too much already!

    Tell Your Public Property Story

    Add to our list of what’s been lost, what’s at-risk and what’s been saved!

    Our interactive map of the state of public property in DC

    Take Action!

    Tell the City Council to Stop the Disposition of Public Property for Private Profit!
    Call/Email City Councilmembers (link to the City Council contact info)

    Send the message to Mary Cheh, Chair of the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment, which has oversight over the Office of Property Management – and all the other council people too!

    Childcare Campaign

    The Child Care for All Campaign works to bring together residents affected by the lack of quality, affordable, and accessible child care.

    Empower DC launched the Child Care for All Campaign in 2003 to bring together residents who were directly impacted by the lack of quality, affordable and accessible child care in DC for low and moderate income working families to advocate for full funding for the Child Care Subsidy Program and other needed improvements.