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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 Paid Medical Leave Can Support Worker Health and Economic Security Evidence shows paid time off for workers with serious medical conditions, combined with evidence-based return to work services, is key to supporting workers’ health, public health, and economic security.How COVID-19 Is Affecting Black and Latino Families’ Employment and Financial Well-Being To help them through the current crisis, immediate efforts to increase access to jobs and prevent unsustainable increases in debt will be particularly beneficial.Hispanic Homebuyers Will Be Critical for the Next Housing Market Recovery. Here’s Why They May Struggle. Hispanic homebuyers contributed significantly to the post-2007 housing recovery, but the Hispanic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis may not be as robust.Rural Communities Need Better Data We lack high-quality, systematic data to tell us what the pandemic’s lasting effects will be on rural businesses, industries, and workers.When People Can’t Pay Their Rent, What Comes Next? To put an end to strikes, federal policymakers could respond by providing relief emergency rental assistance.The Great Recession’s Lessons on State and Local Aid’s Importance in Combating an Economic Downturn and Supporting Children As policymakers debate allocating state and local aid in the next stimulus package, they should consider how state and local budget cuts affected children’s development and helped prolong the slowdown after the last recession.
