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Protect Shelter Funding for Families!
The homeless services budget now faces a $20 million shortfall due to a loss of federal funds. This will mean 600 children and their families on the streets unless we step in!
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Thank you to all of you who emailed your council members last week! Here are three things you can do next week:
1.) Email the at-large D.C. Council members asking them to find funding to fill the $20.5 budget shortfall for homeless services and preserve the revenue enhancements in the budget to avoid more cuts (see box to right for all of the contact information)
2.) Participate in the "Call In Day" on Thursday, May 5th from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to ask the Councilmembers to save homeless services and preserve the revenue enhancements in the budget to avoid more cuts (for talking points, go here)
3.) Sign up to join our "Lunchtime Lobbying" meetings with other Playtime volunteers (schedule below!)
 
- Muriel Bowser (Ward 4) - Tuesday, April 26 at 12:30
- Michael Brown (At-Large) - Monday, May 2 at 12
- Jack Evans (Ward 2) - Wednesday, May 4 at 1
- Marion Barry (Ward 8) - Wednesday, May 11 at 12:30
- Harry Thomas (Ward 5) - Thursday May 12 at 12:10
- Tommy Wells (Ward 6) - Monday, May 16 at 12:30
- Mary Cheh (Ward 3) - Wednesday, May 18 at 12:30
Please sign up here or email our intern Alagra and she will get back with you with all the details!
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Special Volunteer Inservice Training Next Week!
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* How can I help preschool children learn through play?
* Does this child have a developmental delay?
* What are the developmental milestones for 3-5 y.o.?
Learn all about working with 3-5 year olds at our
Promoting Child Development Inservice Training:
An expert from Early Stages will be coming to our office for what promises to be a substantive training on tips and tools for working with 3-5 year olds! Tuesday, May 3 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at 1525 Newton Street NW (Food and drinks will be served!) Please RSVP to lana.hcpp@gmail.com!
Wednesday, May 25
New Volunteer Training - tell your friends!
Volunteers are needed in our playrooms for the summer months. Training will be from 6:30-9:00 pm in our office at 1525 Newton St, NW. Please spread the word!
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