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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.
Ten Blog Posts That Elevated the Debate in 2019 Urban researchers illuminated how new policy proposals would affect Americans’ ability to succeed and find stability.How 2020 Candidates Plan to Increase Nationwide Housing Supply New housing construction is failing to meet the needs of 80 million millennials entering their prime homebuying years.Kentucky Addresses a Key Weakness in Many Prison Apprenticeship Programs Job seekers recently released from prison face challenges that make landing a job extremely difficult.Using Data Walks to Spur Community Conversations around the Realities of Food Insecurity Last summer, Urban researchers traveled to six communities across the US to host community conversations on disrupting food insecurity.Three Reasons We Still Build Like It’s 1900 Site-built home construction is more common, but less efficient and costlier than off-site construction.