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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.
Sustaining DC’s Pay Equity Fund Would Stabilize Families and Child Care Centers As DC faces economic uncertainty, a fund that continues to help child care providers pay their staff competitive wages will boost educator compensation, keep child care businesses open, and help families raise their children in the District.In a Divided America, How Can We Measure Social Connection? Social connection is critical to a thriving society and healthy democracy—but it’s declining in the US. The first step to boosting social connection is accurately measuring it in our communities.Disruptions to Social Security Checks Would Leave 6 Million Beneficiaries Unable to Make Ends Meet Staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration after years of underfunding could disrupt the delivery of Social Security benefit checks, which would expose millions of Americans to financial hardship.How Developing a Casino on Public Land in Queens, New York City, Could Displace Nearby Residents The proposed development would convert public land between Queens’s Corona and Flushing neighborhoods into a casino and entertainment district. This could raise rents and displace the area’s majority Latine and Asian residents.Cómo el desarrollo de un casino en terrenos públicos en Queens, Nueva York, podría desplazar a los residentes El desarrollo propuesto convertiría terreno público entre dos barrios de Queens, Corona y Flushing, en un distrito de casino y entretenimiento. Esto podría aumentar las rentas y desplazar a la mayoría de los residentes latinos y asiáticos del barrios.在纽约市皇后区的公共土地上开发赌场可能会迫使附近居民流离失所 拟议的房地产开发项目将把皇后区科罗纳 (Corona) 和法拉盛 (Flushing) 区之间的公共土地改造成赌场和娱乐区。这可能会提高租金，并迫使该地区大多数亚裔和拉丁裔居民流离失所。
