Brief Policies and Programs for Inclusive and Equitable Recovery
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A Guide for Local Leaders
Madeline Brown, Julia Payne, Marcela Montes, Courtney Jones
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The pandemic-induced recession disproportionately affected people of color because of historic and ongoing structural racism—the policies and practices that have caused deep racial disparities in access to wealth-building opportunities and upward mobility. This brief presents a three-part framework in which local leaders can consider policy and programmatic directions for an inclusive recovery: (1) address policies and programs with harmful impacts, (2) target supports and opportunities to historically excluded communities, and (3) explore policies that can eliminate structural barriers. For each, we provide examples of existing policies across U.S. cities and counties that show promise for promoting inclusion equity in economic recovery and potential for scaling.

Research and Evidence Research to Action Work, Education, and Labor Family and Financial Well-Being Housing and Communities Tax and Income Supports Equity and Community Impact Upward Mobility
Expertise Community and Economic Development Upward Mobility and Inequality Families Thriving Cities and Neighborhoods Taxes and the Economy Wealth and Financial Well-Being Workforce Development Social Safety Net Housing
Tags Racial and ethnic disparities Housing and the economy Families with low incomes Wealth inequality Mobility State and local tax issues Inequality and mobility Racial inequities in economic mobility Racial inequities in neighborhoods and community development