WIN organized parent, teacher, and community teams in 25 schools across the city and secured a commitment from DC Schools Superintendent Paul Vance to make priority building repairs identified by the WIN teams. In March 2001, Dr. Vance appeared before 450+ WIN leaders at Moten ES in Ward # 8 to be publicly graded for […]
It used to be hard to even use the sidewalk in much of Anacostia. In 2005, leaders at six WIN member institutions in Ward 8 organized to make basic neighborhood mobility possible and engaged in a series of local actions with Councilmember Marion Barry and executive agency heads. In April of that year, St. Thomas […]
Parents and grandparents at JC Nalle and CW Harris elementary schools in Ward 7 feared for the safety of their children walking to and from school. Deacon Sims from Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, who lived across the street from CW Harris, told of fearing for his family and the children in the neighborhood because there was […]
In the summer of 1999, WIN worked with Mayor Williams and Police Chief Charles Ramsey to deploy more than 300 foot and bike patrol officers city-wide. WIN leaders had direct negotiations with Mayor Williams and Police Chief Ramsey to press for deployment of more officers from desk jobs to street patrol. WIN organized 4 teams […]
Frustrated with the state of sidewalks in the Bellevue Neighborhood, in 2000 WIN leaders from Covenant Baptist UCC supported by other Ward 8 leaders planned a community walk through with local elected officials. During the walk, WIN leaders identified problem sidewalks, alleyways and crosswalks and got commitments to have them fixed. As a result of […]