The February 17th edition of the Washington Times featured an article on new education legislation put forward by the DC City Council on The College Preparation Plan Act of 2012 and the Early Warning System Act of 2012. Staff writer Tom Howell quoted DCAYA Policy Analyst Anne Abbott and her testimony to the Committee of the Whole. The full article is available here.
Testimony of Policy Analyst Anne Abbott Quoted by Washington Times
DCAYA Featured By National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness featured DCAYA's 2011 study of homeless and unstably housed youth, "From the Streets to Stability" as one of its promising practices and counting and surveying homeless youth! You can link to the NAEH blog here.
PostLocal Features DCAYA Youth Homelessness Data
A blog post on the Washington Post Local Edition spotlighted the issue of child and family homelessness this week and in addition to citing numbers from the National Center for Family Homelessness on homeless children gave a shout out to DCAYA's 2011 homeless and unstably housed youth survey and the data analysis done in "From the Streets to Stability", DCAYA's policy brief and recommendations on the survey. Read the full post here.
"From the Streets to Stability" Featured in The Washington Post
DCAYA's 2011 study of homeless and unstably housed youth was featured in article documenting the plight of homeless young people in the December 04th edition of the Washington Post. You can read the full article here.
Policy Analyst Anne Abbott and Member Orgs Urban Alliance and LAYC Quoted By Washington Post
September 08, 2011- DCAYA Policy Analyst for Youth Workforce Development Anne Abbott and DCAYA Member Organizations The Urban Alliance and the Latin American Youth Center were quoted in an article by DC Wire/Post Local Writer Mike Debonis about the current situation with the DOES Year Round Youth Employment Contracts. Read the full story here.
Post Writer Quotes Oversight Testimony of People Animals Love and Sitar Arts Center
Post Local reporter Issac Arnsdorf quoted the testimony of two DCAYA member organizations at the 2011 SYEP Performance Oversight Roundtable held on August 10 by the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development. DCAYA organized a panel of members for the roundtable which included Trisha Taylor from Sitar, Rene Wallis from People Animals Love, Morissa Hargrove from Beacon House,and Gregory Henderson from Kid Power DC in addition to DCAYA staff.
The full article from the Washington Post Local edition is available here.
June 2011 Washington Post Local Article on Youth Left Out of SYEP This Summer
The June 16th, 2011 edition of the Washington Post Local Edition featured an article by Post writer Isaac Arnsdorf entitled "Cuts Leave Jobless Woung Washingtonians Searching for Summer Options" which quoted DCAYA Executive Director Ram Uppuluri, as well as, a DCAYA member organizations Latin American Youth Center and Urban Alliance.
WPFW's "DC Politics Hour" Dedicates June 02, 2011 to Issue of Summer Programming for Youth
DC Politics Hour hosts Eugene Dewitt-Kinlow and Chuck Thies dedicated their June 02 program to a discussion about the divestment in DC youth this summer with special guests Mary Levy (DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer), Ram Uppuluri (Executive Director, DCAYA) and staff from the Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative. The archived version of the broadcast is available here.
May 2011 WAMU News Articles by Kavitha Cardoza Feature DCAYA
DCAYA Executive Director Featured in Washington Informer Article on Truancy
The May 13, 2011 edition of The Washington Informer included an article on the problems associated with truancy in Washington, DC in which DCAYA Executive Director was quoted on the issue. Click here for the pdf of the Informer's full edition and turn to page 16 for the article.
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