More Cuts for Those Most in NeedDC Mayor Anthony Williams has proposed eliminating the Interim Disability Assistance (IDA) program as part of $231 million in citywide budget cuts. IDA gives monthly payments to help sustain people while they apply for federal disability benefits. If IDA is eliminated:
* Over 800 low-income DC residents would immediately lose their sole source of income and face homelessness, severe hardship and worsening health.
* More than 6,200 DC residents who need IDA would have no hope of future relief.
Residents with disabilities need your help. On Wednesday, March 19, rally with them at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
For more information, call R. Scott McNeilly, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 202/872-1925, or T.J. Sutcliffe, 202/797-0701, ext. 107.
