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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.
The End of a Veterans Affairs Program Could Put Military Borrowers at Risk of Foreclosure The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program provided a last-resort option to VA borrowers facing foreclose. With the program ending May 1, how could Congress expand supports for military families at risk of losing their home?7 Ways Cuts to Federal Agencies and Safety Net Programs Will Affect Disabled People Federal programs and safety net benefits help communities across the country deliver on the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Changes to these critical services will put disabled people’s rights on the line.New Evidence Confirms Arkansas’s Medicaid Work Requirement Did Not Boost Employment Arkansas’s 2018–19 Medicaid work requirement program reduced the number of adults with health insurance and had no effect on employment. A similar national policy could have the same result.A Shared Vision Grounded in Economic Rights Can Help Unify the Economic Mobility Field A diverse group of changemakers, united by the vision of an America that enables the economic success, power, and dignity of all its people, developed a compelling economic rights statement that offers a framework for ongoing advocacy and action.Cutting Federal Grants to Libraries and Museums Will Weaken Communities and Endanger Our Heritage The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides crucial funding for irreplaceable community institutions and makes up a tiny fraction of the federal budget.FEMA Is Eliminating Hazard Mitigation Programs, Leaving Americans Nationwide at Risk as Disasters Worsen Cancelling the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and funding for future Flood Mitigation Assistance grants would end most federal funding for predisaster hazard mitigation, even as events such as floods and wildfires become more frequent and more damaging.