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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.
Six Questions to Guide Your Pandemic Charitable Giving If you are in a position to give, here are six questions to consider as you think about which charities to support.Expanding Paid Sick Leave Could Help Combat the Coronavirus and Support Workers’ Economic Stability Research shows paid sick leave reduces the spread of disease, lowers worker absenteeism, and supports preventive medicine.Facts Matter, and Public Data Are Key "Good policymaking cannot tolerate the continuous chipping away of this important resource."Three Ways to Improve the Health Safety Net to Stabilize Children These steps can help reduce gaps in the affordability and availability of the health safety net and mend the web of stabilizing supports for children to thrive.More Than One in Five US Adults Experienced Food Insecurity in the Early Weeks of the Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has already taken a significant toll on families’ abilities to meet basic needs.
