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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.
Even before the Pandemic, Students with Limited Technology Access Lagged behind Their Peers Data show students without internet or computer access are already behind academically.How Public Housing Authorities Can Help Bridge the Food Access Gap Exacerbated by the Pandemic As economic conditions deteriorate for those with the fewest resources, public housing residents are losing jobs, access to transportation, and access to charitable food programs.Essential Construction Work during the Pandemic Needs to Prioritize Worker Safety "We must treat workers with the same value that we attribute to their work."Opportunity Lost with the Expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program Adding money to a program with well-understood shortcomings risks deploying federal resources in a way that could even worsen economic inequality.Don’t Overlook the Importance of Unemployment Benefits for Renters Renters, particularly low-income renters in the labor force, tend to be heavily concentrated in the industries facing the most layoffs.
