— The founder of one of our Grantee Partners has been named a “History Maker in the Making!” Dr. Satira Streeter of Ascensions Psychological and Community Services, Inc. was selected by MSNBC and TheGrio as one of 100 black history makers. Click here to read about Dr. Streeter’s accomplishments, and to take a look at the 99 others who are making history.
— The D.C. Council is calling the District’s 12.1 percent unemployment rate a “crisis” and introduced legislation this week to deal with it. According to the Washington Post, “under the council’s measure, small businesses or corporations that agree over the next five years to hire 10 employees at salaries of at least $55,000 would receive a credit on their business franchise tax.” The credit would be about $2,100 per employee. The Council’s goal is to see about 6,600 jobs added citywide. Click here for more details.
— The D.C. area lost about 15,700 jobs last year. While the impact was deeply felt in our region, other cities are dealing with much higher numbers. Chicago tops the list with more than 182,000 jobs lost. Click here for other cities with six-figure declines.
