Cesar Toledo 4/6/26 Cesar Toledo 4/6/26

Executive Director Appointed to DC Commission on Poverty

Executive Director Cesar Toledo has been appointed to serve on the DC Commission on Poverty. Mr. Toledo joins the Commission at a critical juncture as the city grapples with rising inequities and a surge in LGBTQ+ youth homelessness.

Cesar Toledo 11/25/25 Cesar Toledo 11/25/25

Reaction to Mayor Bowser's New Announcement

The Wanda Alston Foundation's Executive Director, Cesar Toledo, released the following statement reacting to Mayor Bowser's announcement that she will not run for re-election.

Cesar Toledo 10/22/25 Cesar Toledo 10/22/25

Strong turnout for D.C. LGBTQ Town Hall

Representatives of more than a dozen local and national LGBTQ advocacy organizations were among the 83 people who turned out for an Oct. 21 Town Hall Discussion for D.C.’s LGBTQ Community.

Cesar Toledo 10/8/25 Cesar Toledo 10/8/25

LGBTQ homelessness on the rise

Based on the Point-In-Time data, year after year, LGBTQ+ youth are devastatingly overrepresented among all youth experiencing homelessness. While the overall decrease in the number of homeless people in D.C. is promising, there has been about a five-point increase among our homeless LGBTQ+ young people – meaning more than one in three homeless youth today identify as LGBTQ+.

Kobi Tirey 4/16/25 Kobi Tirey 4/16/25

Bowser calls for ‘extraordinary’ response to reduction in D.C. budget

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on April 15 issued an executive order calling for “extraordinary actions,” including “significant cuts in District Government services,” to address a decision by Congress to cut the city’s current budget by $1.1 billion.

Also receiving city funding are the Wanda Alston Foundation, which provides housing services for LGBTQ people; and the LGBTQ youth advocacy and services organization SMYAL.