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Programs Show How to Break Down Barriers to College, but Lacking Housing Supports Can Still Hold Young People Back How can policymakers ensure more more opportunity youth, who have few familial supports and are disproportionately housing insecure, move forward in their education?Why Does Disaster Recovery Take So Long? Five Facts about Federal Housing Aid after Disasters Lessons from our current disaster recovery system should inform any national reform.Three Lessons for Implementing Rapid Re-Housing for Young People from San Francisco’s Rising Up Program Young people experiencing homelessness need solutions now more than ever.By 2040, the US Will Experience Modest Homeownership Declines. But for Black Households, the Impact Will Be Dramatic. By 2040, the national homeownership rate will decline 3 percentage points. This may seem like a modest decline, but it will have an enormous impact on each successive generation in their prime homebuying and equity-building years.Place-Based Workforce Development Strategies Can Support an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery The strength of local cross-sector partnerships will determine whether systemic inequities in employment and financial security will be maintained or disrupted.To Make the Child Care System More Equitable, Expand Options for Parents Working Nontraditional Hours Nontraditional hour work schedules shape the types of child care families can access, which can limit their opportunities to work, earn a living wage, and support their kids’ healthy development.