Human Services

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEW FRUMIN, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING ON Department of Human Services (Public Witnesses Only) Thursday, May 29, 2025 9:00 a.m. Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building and Zoom Virtual Platform Watch live at: https://dccouncil.gov/hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/@cmfrumin AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMOMY In-person Public Witnesses 1. Andres Meza, SMYAL 2. Alejandra Martinez, SMYAL 3. Erin Whelan, Executive Director, SMYAL 4. Liz Jaramillo, Director of Youth Housing, SMYAL 5. Robert Vinson Brannum, Chairman, Ward 5 Leadership Council Public Safety Committee 6. Regine Elie, Healthy Babies 7. Rachel White, Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 8. Jorge Membreño, DC Action 9. Debby Shore, Sasha Bruce 10. Nathaly Hernandez, LAYC 11. Jani Cousins, DC Action 12. Jazmine Brazier, Healthy Babies 13. Healthy Babies Client 1 14. Healthy Babies Client 2 15. Connor Zielinski, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 16. Molly Catchen, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid DC 17. Dana White, Director of Advocacy, Miriam’s Kitchen 18. Andy Wassenich, Director of Policy, Miriam’s Kitchen 19. Wesley Thomas, Advocacy Fellow, Miriam’s Kitchen 20. Zaneta Greene, Director - Community Housing Programs, DASH 21. Vaughn Edmeade, Director - Intake & Residential Programs, DASH 22. Olubunmi Akinkuowo, Chief Program Officer, DASH 23. Koube Ngaaje, President & CEO, DASH 24. Monique Jackson, Public Witness 25. Ed Lazere, Director of Legislative Advocacy, United Planning Organization 26. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 27. Betty Gentle, Senior Director - Advocacy & Public Policy, SOME Inc. 28. Eric J. Sheptock, Public Witness 29. Ana Plaza, Ayuda 30. Kris Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Calvary Women’s Services 31. Cesar Toledo, Executive Director, Wanda Alston Foundation 32. Curtis Robinson, Public Witness 33. Makenna Osborn, Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center 34. Jimmie Williams, President and CEO, Washington Literacy Center 35. Katrina Chapman, Public Witness 36. Rakeem Divers, Public Witness 37. Wanda Battle, Public Witness 38. Samantha Shimer, Jews United for Justice 39. Maggie Snow, DC Hunger Solutions 40. Dawn Dalton, Executive Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 41. Stephanie McGill, Public Witness 42. Yesmine Holmes, Public Witness 43. Lucie McCarthy, Public Witness 44. Lori Leibowitz, Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance Medical Legal Partnership 45. Sonya Rodriguez, Public Witness Virtual Public Witnesses 1. Katharine Coventry, Deputy Director of Legislative Strategy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 2 2. Katharine Landfield, Senior Advocacy Strategist, Fair Budget Coalition 3. Audrey Kasselman, Public Witness 4. Haley Hoff, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid DC 5. Janethe Peña, Founder and Executive Director, DC Doors 6. Abby Sypek, Chief of Staff, Everyone Home DC 7. Carlyssa Winstead, Program Manager, LAYC 8. Gabriella Brock, LAYC 9. Trupti Patel, Chair, ANC 2A 10. Marta Beresin, Deputy Director, Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic 11. Larry Canady, Assistant Principal - Ward 8 Campus, Academy of Hope Public Charter School 12. Jenna Israel, Community Organizer, Jews United for Justice 13. Kelly Sweeney McShane, President & CEO, Community of Hope 14. Sandra Jackson, Public Witness 15. Fatima Bah, Chief Program Officer, Calvary Women’s Services 16. Michelle Sewell, Crisis Shelter Director, DC SAFE 17. Monique Malizia, TANF POWER Coordinator, DC SAFE 18. Jonee Wishop, Public Witness 19. Susan Fleischmann, Public Witness 20. Qaadir El-Amin, Public Witness 21. Lynn Amano, Director of Advocacy, Friendship Place 22. Moshe Pasternak, Public Witness 23. Robert Warren, Director, People for Fairness Coalition 24. Rachelle Ellison, Assistant Director, People for Fairness Coalition 25. Andria Chatmon, Community Organizer, Empower DC 26. Erica Gassaway, Public Witness 27. Rita Ndum, Public Witness 28. Spogmai Anwar, Public Witness 29. Ricky Fuller, Public Witness 30. Myeshia Mitchell, Public Witness 31. Susan Fleischmann, Public Witness 32. Marla Spindel, Executive Director, DC KinCare Alliance 33. Joshua Drumming, Policy and Advocacy Attorney, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 34. Ashley Ruff, Public Witness 35. Bridget Hall, Public Witness 36. East Peterson-Trujillo, Campaign Director, Green New Deal for DC 37. Wanda Steptoe, Executive Director, New Endeavors by Women 38. Takiya Aiken, Public Witness 39. Denia Robinson, Public Witness 40. Trolanda Curry, Public Witness 41. Adam Barragan Smith, Advocacy Manager, Educare DC 3  42. Valerie Fleming, Compliance Specialist, Bright Beginnings Inc. 43. Schuyler Armstrong, Board Member, DC Safe 44. Gail Oliver, Damien Ministries 45. Jeffrey Richardson, Damien Ministries IV. ADJOURNMENT 4