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We offer three evidence-backed priorities local policymakers can embrace to better center households as they work alongside state energy commissions and utilities to reduce energy burdens and create a more resilient, efficient energy grid.
To Solve the Affordability Crisis, Start with Better Jobs and Pay Seven evidence-backed strategies state and local policymakers can implement to make life more affordable for working Americans by improving job quality.Don’t Cut Out the Middleman: The Dells’ Pledge to Support Trump Accounts and the Importance of Nonprofit Infrastructure If philanthropy only supports wealth-building programs through direct cash giving, it risks bypassing nonprofits that have built the infrastructure to deliver coaching, financial access, safeguards, and trusted relationships that turn dollars into durable gains. To best support these programs, weHow States and Cities Can Support Wealth Building for the Next Generation of Black Families Wealth has great potential to unlock opportunities for people over the course of their life, but a long history of structural racism has meant Black families are less likely to have large reserves of wealth.How Can State and Local Human Services Agencies Improve Program Coordination in Today’s Federal Policy Landscape? People who qualify for multiple human services programs like TANF, Medicaid and SNAP often face access barriers. Better coordination between programs helps improve service delivery. Our new toolkit can help with coordination.How Local Leaders Can Help Black Entrepreneurs Thrive Through the Silver Tsunami With the help of local stakeholders, the silver tsunami offers Black entrepreneurs an opportunity to build generational wealth.Proposed Cuts to Supports for Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness Threaten an Already Weakened System of Vital Services Congress has an opportunity to ensure homeless service providers have the funds they need to protect thousands of young people currently in permanent housing and help them avoid homelessness.
