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Organizing Community Power!

TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE CHANGE IN DC

Empower DC believes that together we have the power to create real change in DC.

We want to end displacement, provide housing for all residents, and address the needs of DC’s low income children, adults and seniors. Through organizing, we can hold elected officials accountable and demand systemic change.

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Environmental Justice

Challenging racial discrimination embedded in land use decisions in order to ensure safe and healthy environments for DC's Black and brown communities.  Empower DC is elevating the cause of environmental justice to...
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Securing housing that is deeply affordable, safe and healthy.  Find our Next Know Your Rights Training Here    Sign Up to get updates and join the work! Check out our statement, with other...
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A comprehensive approach to Organizing Community Power to prevent displacement while improving the environment and quality of life for residents in the historic Ivy City community.   Our Work & Impact  Empower...
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Disrupting building as usual by inserting community voices into aspects of land use decision-making where they have long been excluded.   Our Goals  Develop and propose zoning amendments that advance community-led equitable...
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Organizing Community Power!

Since 2003, Empower DC has advanced racial, economic and environmental justice by investing in the leadership and organized political power of DC’s lowest income residents and communities.

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