Budget Advocacy

JUFJ is a member of the Way Home Campaign, a DC coalition working to end homelessness in DC, and supports the coalition’s ask that the DC Council stop all encampment clearings during the pandemic [...]

JUFJ is a member of the Way Home Campaign, a DC coalition working to end homelessness in DC, and supports the coalition’s ask that the DC Council stop all encampment clearings during the pandemic [...]

JUFJ is a member of the Way Home Campaign, a DC coalition working to end homelessness in DC, and supports the coalition’s ask that the DC Council stop all encampment clearings during the pandemic [...]

The Torah scholar Rashi instructs us to support our community members in difficult times and “strengthen [them] as [they] begin to fall,” rather than wait until they sink deeper into crisis [...]

Judaism has many values that support the passage of a paid family and medical leave law.

Every working person deserves to be treated with respect, whether they work in an office, a restaurant, a construction site, or in a home. Have you ever had a domestic worker (like a home health [...]

The DC Council passed legislation that significantly expands the DC Paid Family Leave program. These changes go into effect on October 1, 2021 – and could benefit you and your family!

For several years, I’ve been going with other JUFJers and our allies to the Mayor’s budget forums to make the case for progressive policies. Those have sometimes been frustrating, but also [...]

The DC Paid Leave Campaign, representing a diverse coalition of local businesses, community institutions, service providers, and advocacy organizations, commends the DC Council’s vote to [...]

The DC Council's second budget vote is tomorrow, and the Council is on the verge of making a historic investment in fairer pay for early childhood educators and ending homelessness for thousands [...]