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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 Home Delivery Can Help More Families with Low Incomes Access Food Assistance Recent research shows how home delivery of both charitable food and public food assistance can help more food insecure families access the supports they need.How to Embed Racial Equity into Zoning Code Reform To help ensure zoning reforms improve access to housing for all, municipalities should acknowledge and address the outsize harm zoning policies have had on communities of color.How Registered Apprenticeship Can Harness the Power of AI Registered apprenticeships offer a way to address challenges in workforce development while capitalizing on AI’s potential.Local Housing Data Are a Critical Tool for Building Black Wealth A research partnership in Detroit shows the difference understanding local context makes to inform investments that can increase Black homeownership.How the White House Is Continuing to Prioritize Equity Annual federal equity actions for 2023 show a continuing commitment to fairness in program design and development, with the new plans prioritizing distributional and structural fairness.Expanding Access to Home Equity Could Improve the Financial Security of Older Homeowners Many older homeowners have accumulated substantial home equity in recent years, but they have limited opportunities to extract it. Simplifying the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program could help increase older homeowners’ access to home equity and alleviate housing cost burden.
