It's time to take action on the District's budget!

Analysis of the Proposed FY 2008 Budget for the Early Childhood Development Program, DHS

Mayor Fenty introduced his budget on March 23 and budget hearings are underway. You can have a say in how children and youth fare by testifying. Go to www.dckids.org for a list of child- and youth-related hearings, a one-pager on budget highlights!

CentroNía parents testimonies

Two CentroNía parents came before members of the Council of the District of Columbia’s Human Services committee on April 26, 2007 urging it to restore cuts to early childhood education programming currently pending in the District’s FY 2008 budget.

My name is Xiomara Martinez. My daughter Leslie is three years old and she has been attending the Pre-K Incentive Program at CentroNía since September 2006. I am a 17-year old teenage mother. Read more about Xiomara's testimony...

My name is Luis Villanueva and I am a resident of the Columbia Heights, NW area of Washington, DC. My son Julio, who is 4 years old, attends the Pre-K Incentive Program at CentroNía. Read more about Luis' testimony...

Learn more about the budget impacts on the services CentroNía offers. Read...

More about Fenty's plans at Child & Family Services Budget Analysis