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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.
A New Federal Race and Ethnicity Category Can Lead to a More Equitable Future for Middle Eastern Americans Changes to how federal agencies collect data on Americans of Middle Eastern and North African descent could lead to more-effective policies and close long-standing health and wealth gaps.Mortgage Special Purpose Credit Programs Are Gaining Momentum. A New Tool Can Empower Lenders to Launch Their Own. Black households have the lowest homeownership rate in the United States, but lenders can help narrow this gap by using data to better target special purpose credit programs.Ensuring Americans Can Retire Free from Student Loan Debt Structural barriers have led older borrowers in American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic communities to face disproportionately high rates of student loan delinquency. Debt relief could help them achieve financial stability in retirement.The FHFA’s New Tenant Protections Will Help Renters—but Are Just the First Step Additional protections would improve outcomes for renters and the GSEs.How Third Places Contribute to Thriving Communities Third places facilitate social connections that improve a person’s health, sense of belonging, and access to long-term prosperity, but these public spaces are in decline.If Social Security Runs Out of Money, Poverty among Older Adults and People with Disabilities Will Soar If the Social Security trust fund were depleted, the number of beneficiaries living in poverty would increase by more than 50 percent, and people of color and those with lower incomes would be most affected.
