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2006 Mayoral Candidate Voter Guide
As part of our Who's in it for Kids? voter education initiative, we have published a voter's guide that includes the responses from mayoral candidates to questions posed by DC Action for Children. (May 16, 2005)

Nicety or Necessity? A Children’s Budget in the District of Columbia
This edition of Issues in Brief will provide an explanation of the necessity of the children’s budget, steps for assessing its usefulness, expectations for the document and recommendations for future iterations of the Children’s Budget Report.

Things you should know... about the FY 2007 Children’s Budget Report published by Mayor Williams
This handy one-page document provides some basic information about the FY 2007 Children’s Budget Report that is not included in the report.

The Children’s Budget
This is the city’s first ever accounting of proposed spending for children and youth. In it, readers will find some basic data about children and youth, the city’s goals for those under age 18 and budget numbers for programs for young people.

Cast Your Vote for Kids! Final Report The votes are in! The people have spoken and have cast their vote for kids! This report contains the results of the community-driven budget identification project sponsored by DC Action for Children. The tally finds that more than 1,100 residents and workers in the District of Columbia participated in this effort related to the District’s budget for children and youth and that education, affordable housing, early care and education and after-school/recreation activities are the top four budget priorities for FY 2007. A briefing book that provides information about each item on the Cast Your Vote for Kids! Ballot will soon accompany this report. Click here to see what DC residents and stakeholders had to say.

Signup for BANTA (Budget Advocacy News & TA)
A new interactive publication and service offered by DC ACT. Share information about the status of the budget as well as provide TA on “doing” budget advocacy.

Subscribe to the DC ACT Legislative and Information Alert
DC ACT’s bi-weekly publication designed to keep residents, service providers and others up-to-date on legislative, policy and other issues affecting children, youth and their families in the District.

Voter Guide
Here at DCACT we believe in the importance of every individual’s vote! To find out how, when and where you can vote, go to the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics home page by clicking on the link above. Make sure you check out “Polling Places,” “Information for Voters” and the “Official Election Calendars for Election Year 2006.” You also can find out about candidates in your ward and learn how to become a registered voter.