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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.
Without Robust Requirements That Sellers Disclose a Home’s Flooding History, Buyers Are More At Risk No federal law requires natural hazard risk disclosures, despite 74 percent of Americans supporting such a requirement.The Leisure and Hospitality Sector Has an Employment Crisis—and It Might Be Getting Worse Examining the ups and downs helps us understand not only how bad the economic effects of the pandemic have been over the past five months, but how much worse they may get.Three Lessons from the Swiss Apprenticeship Model to Inform Our Post-COVID-19 Recovery Investments made in youth apprenticeship now could yield returns for decades to come.Why Communities Should Prioritize Rapid Re-housing for People Forced to Live Outside Rapid re-housing can prevent people experiencing unsheltered homelessness from getting sick, slow the spread of COVID-19, and reduce the number of people involved with police encampment sweeps.Strategies from Houston and Las Vegas Show How Local Leaders Can Support Immigrants during COVID-19 Excluding immigrant families from COVID-19 emergency supports risks not only their well-being but that of the entire community.How Local Governments Can Advance Health Equity through Their Built Environments Prioritizing and understanding the experience of populations with barriers to healthy environments is key to promote health equity in a community.
