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Eliminating the 2021 Thrifty Food Plan would mean the maximum SNAP benefit would not cover the cost of a modestly priced meal in any state or county nationwide. 

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Fewer young adults are becoming homeowners. And those still able to buy homes increasingly have access to family wealth, cash, or shared credit that others their age do not.
A plumes of smoke from the Camp Fire hangs in the air on Moose Lake as multiple wildfires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness prompted its closure and evacuation Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Ely, Minnesota
In a first-of-its-kind analysis, we quantify disaster damages, risk, and federal funding to Indigenous communities and highlight how tribes are taking action to build their resilience.
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This tool can help tribal and Indigenous communities leverage disaster data to strategically pursue opportunities for federal disaster recovery funding.
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State and federal policymakers can take several steps to protect and expand access to tobacco cessation medications in Medicaid, which covers a large share of people who need help quitting.
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Hear from four leaders of Boone County’s Upward Mobility initiative about how they collaborate with partners across the community, help residents feel dignity and belonging, and use their deep understanding of local needs and strengths to ensure everyone in the county has opportunities to improve
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Explore data on education and workforce outcomes, and compare data by geography, income, race, ethnicity, and more.
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Employment alone does not guarantee financial stability for young parent workers.
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Many small business owners need to borrow capital to operate, but how an entrepreneur manages debt can lead to significant differences in business outcomes and trajectory.
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What types of communities do nonprofit organizations serve? How much of a nonprofit’s funding comes from individual donations versus foundations or government? Who leads and works at nonprofits? These are the types of questions the Nonprofit Trends Tracker can answer.