Town Hall Meeting for DC's 2006 Budget

Service providers and DC residents facing hardships due to the lack of a housing, health care, and social services safety net will have the opportunity to speak with DC officials about what their priorities are for the 2006 budget at a town hall meeting sponsored by the DC Fair Budget Coalition and other agencies. The town hall will be held on Saturday, March 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the True Reformer Building (1200 U St. NW; U Street/Cardozo Metro Station). Free child care and food will be provided. For more information or to RSVP for child care, call 202/328-5513 or send an e-mail to martina@legalclinic.org.

The town hall is sponsored by the DC Fair Budget Coalition, the Legal Aid Society of DC, the Consortium of Legal Services Providers, the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, the Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Capitol Hill Group Ministries, Empower DC, ARC of DC, DC Hunger Solutions, the Tenant Action Network, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Our Place, the DC Center for Nonprofit Advancement, DC Action for Children, the Urban Housing Alliance, the Gray Panthers of Metropolitan Washington, Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Council, the Washington City Church of the Brethren, Bread for the City, the DC Statehood Green Party, DC Prisoners Legal Services, the Perry School Community Services Center, and the Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities.