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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.
LGBTQ youth locked in a cycle between the justice system and the streets Many of the youth who depend on survival sex often committed crimes because they were homeless and couldn’t meet their basic needs.What David Brooks gets wrong about mass incarceration Brooks concludes that "harsh laws are not the main driver behind mass incarceration." The reality is a bit more complex.Using housing policy tools to build ladders to the middle class Because place is so closely tied to opportunity, housing policy can be an effective strategy for promoting upward mobility.A new way to pay for prevention Pay for success financing shifts risk from the government agency to funders, removing the disincentives to invest in a preventive program.Prison programming works. So why do we have so little? VICE’s recent documentary on mass incarceration shows how prison programming can help inmates succeed. But many don’t actually get to participate.Heavy rent burdens + strong renter growth = tough times ahead for US households Urban Institute researchers project that renter households will grow by 6.5 million from 2015 to 2025.
