WASHINGTON, DC

JUFJ’s DC team works in coalition with partners to build power and push for a District where everyone has what they need to live and thrive. We mobilize the Jewish community to win local campaigns for economic justice and racial equity. Our current campaigns include a variety of housing security and economic justice issues, from fair treatment for street vendors to preventing chronic homelessness to higher pay for early childhood educators.

We are a member organization of many coalitions including the Under 3 DC Coalition, the Fair Budget Coalition, the Way Home Campaign, and Hands Off DC.

Related Events

  • Housing in the DC Budget

    April 8 | 6:00 pm7:30 pm

    Join the Housing Security Working Group for a refresher on the budget process and to learn about the programs and policies we’ll be pushing for alongside our partners.

  • Labor Seder: Let all who are hungry come and eat

    April 14 | 5:00 pm7:00 pm

    Each spring, the Labor Seder celebrates the freedom story of the Exodus by connecting it to present day struggles, delivering the tools to take action, and celebrating with food, friends, and song. This year’s Seder, “Let all who are hungry come and eat,” will examine how the fight for liberation …

  • DC Economic Justice Working Group: April Meeting

    April 17 | 6:00 pm7:30 pm

    Everyone in DC should have what the Torah calls dei machsoro, resources sufficient to meet their needs. Join our Economic Justice Working Group meeting on Zoom or in person to discuss our current campaigns, and how we are working with our partners to build a DC where everyone can live and thrive.

  • DC Economic Justice Working Group: May Meeting

    May 15 | 6:00 pm7:30 pm

    Everyone in DC should have what the Torah calls dei machsoro, resources sufficient to meet their needs. Join our Economic Justice Working Group meeting on Zoom or in person to discuss our current campaigns, and how we are working with our partners to build a DC where everyone can live and thrive.

DC Staff