WashingtRon, City of the Future

Permalink :: 22 Sep 2009

My friend Joyce needs your help in DC:

This semester I have been doing law school clinic services at Time Dollar Youth Court (TDYC) — a diversion program for DC youth, providing alternative sentencing for first-time non-violent juvenile offenders.

Since January 2003, all youth who were diverted to TDYC, whether successful or unsuccessful, only have an 11% re-arrest rate within one year, as compared to the recidivism rate of the District of Columbia, which was 25% in 2007 . Taxpayers save $9,200 for each case diverted to a youth court. TDYC operates at a cost of $511.00 per child, saving the District over $8,900,000. It saved the District $5,700,000 in five months when over 600 youths were referred to TDYC instead of the juvenile justice system while operating with a staff of 8 and the support of volunteers

This week we received notice that D.C. City Council has denied funding and TDYC is being shut down.

We are lobbying to keep TDYC alive and would love your support!

All you have to do is CLICK THIS LINK: http://bit.ly/HfLbB Comment and rate our YouTube video

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Permalink :: 22 Sep 2009

What's the best place for Sunday brunch?

Got some out of towners this weekend, you know how it is.

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Permalink :: 11 Sep 2009

Shawn Blog, DC Street Performance Festival (via shawnblog)

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Permalink :: 10 Sep 2009

This weekend: DC VegFest →

I’m going! And volunteering!

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Permalink :: 4 Sep 2009

Tabi Bonney is really fucking late.

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Permalink :: 1 Sep 2009

Nat'l Airport, Crystal City, & Pentagon City metro stations closing parts of this weekend →

Excellent decision, WMATA. Via DCist.

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Permalink :: 31 Aug 2009

Have any DC people actually seen the real world crew out and about?

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Apparently they left 5 minutes before I arrived at Busboys and Poets

I have. The black guy and some girl were getting out of a cab and they actually had to reshoot it. I am so serious. That was the lamest fucking thing I’ve ever said.

Then, at the end of July, I saw a Real World girl greeting a guy and his huge fluffy doggy outside the mansion.

Wow are you serious?

I dont even know where the mansion is… I was told it was in Adams Morgan, but I havent seen it.

I hope our wonderful city doesnt become polluted with Hollywood look-a-likes…

No, it’s in Dupont, on, like… 20th and S. The first time I walked by it, I was with two friends, and allegedly — I say allegedly because I didn’t hear it — a producer called after us, “I can get you on TV.”