DC Guaranteed Income Coalition Monthly Info & Training Session

Join Mother’s Outreach Network and partners in the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition for our first event of the year next Thursday, January 16th at 5pm via Zoom for an information and training session! All are welcome to join our gathering, including community members who wish to deepen their involvement in our advocacy agenda and organizing efforts.

At our January meeting, expect a packed agenda. It will include:

• Remarks about the power of regular and unconditional cash payments from My Sister’s Place Executive Director Mercedes Lemp;
• A preview of the 2025 agenda of the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition; and
• A mini information and orientation session for prospective volunteers.

Featured pilot: My Sister’s Place RISE Trust Guaranteed Income Pilot

The January meeting will spotlight the pioneering guaranteed income work of My Sister’s Place (MSP). Executive Director Mercedes Lemp will discuss MSP’s RISE Trust guaranteed income pilot, which is a program focused on domestic violence survivors. Read more here.

Community Conversations Volunteers and Venues Sought 

Those eager to get involved with the DC guaranteed income movement can learn more about our new “Community Conversations” project at our monthly meetings. Designed to be interactive, the gatherings center people with lived experience and introduce their expertise in neighborhood spaces where these stories are typically absent.

An effort to educate and enlist support from diverse communities across Washington, DC, our Community Conversations series launched in December 2024. The program creates new spaces for discussions about the devastating harms of poverty and the proven power of guaranteed income.

Join our team! Help us coordinate a Community Conversation in your neighborhood, become a conversation facilitator, or collect signatures at our events. Volunteer orientation for all roles is available at our Coalition monthly meetings. Contact us at events@dcgicoalition.org to sign up or to arrange a Conversation in your community.