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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.
How Cities Are Making Equity a Priority in the New Mobility Space New mobility technologies could reduce existing transportation inequities. But without proper planning, new mobility could have the opposite effect.Including Immigrants in State and Local Support Responses during the COVID-19 Pandemic Inclusive recovery efforts require attention to the needs and circumstances of immigrant communities and a combination of accessible mainstream and targeted supports for immigrant families.Disparities in Disaster Mitigation Resources and Information Can Leave Households Unprepared for Climate Threats Resources, attention, and political will for ensuring everyone is prepared are not equitably distributed.The OCC’s New CRA Regulations Put Banks Ahead of Communities Tying evaluation to the importance of the activity to the bank ignores the fact that many activities constituting a small share of the bank’s business have an outsize importance to the bank’s community.How Transit Agencies Can Transition to Contactless Payment without Leaving Anyone Behind "Everyone deserves access to transit, no matter what the future looks like."Racial Inequities Will Grow Unless We Consciously Work to Eliminate Them To lessen and reverse the pandemic's effects on Black families' income and wealth, consciously consider the persistent effects of the country’s legacy of human trafficking, bondage, and disadvantage.
