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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Freddie Mac’s New Second-Lien Pilot Is a First Step toward Helping Borrowers, but the Cap Is Too Restrictive A new federal pilot could offer borrowers an alternative to cash-out refinancing and fill a gap in the market, but the volume cap will prove limiting.How Afghans Uplifted Their Community’s Resettlement Needs as Community-Engaged Researchers For World Refugee Day, we spoke with five Afghans who trained as community-based researchers and interviewed evacuees about their experiences and needs as they resettled in the United States.Five Ways to Address Unsheltered Homelessness, No Matter How SCOTUS Rules on Grants Pass v. Johnson The research is clear: jurisdictions cannot fine and cite their way to ending unsheltered homelessness.Baby Bonds and Child Development Accounts Need to Provide Meaningful Funding Amounts to Make a Difference. Where Could the Money Come From? To effectively close racial wealth gaps, early life wealth-building programs need significant funding, but they are often at the mercy of budget cuts and funding battles.A New Tool to Help Unlock Insights about Financial Well-Being With a more holistic understanding of households’ financial well-being, decisionmakers can develop solutions that ensure all people can invest in their future, provide for their families, and live with dignity.Getting Rid of Social Security Offsets for Teachers Flunks the Equity Test Repealing Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset would benefit people with the most resources while placing the burden of Social Security’s long-term financing on people with lower incomes.
