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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.
Empowering Young People in the Workplace Can Benefit Workers and Employers Young workers often face barriers to self-advocacy in the workplace, but organizations can empower these young people by making space, building their skills, and creating communities.How Head Start Providers Can Reduce Children’s Risk from Environmental and Climate Hazards As environmental and climate change–related hazards grow, Head Start and other early childhood providers can support children’s well-being by understanding and taking action to prepare for environmental exposures.Baby Bonds Would Reduce Racial Wealth Inequities. Here’s What Policymakers Need to Know. New analysis shows that emerging baby bonds policies have great potential to reduce wealth gaps between Black and white Americans.This Collaborative Tool Can Help Local Leaders Plan for Climate Change Exploratory scenario planning can push users to break out of established thinking patterns and develop creative solutions to one of society's most pressing problems.What It Means to Be a Good Citizen, According to DC-Area Young Adults Young adults’ differing definitions of a good citizen influence how they engage in their communities and the burden they face in trying to do so.How to Better Leverage the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program for Affordable Rental Housing Production Expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and finding innovative ways to fund the construction of affordable rental housing outside the program could help more people with low incomes access stable rental housing they can afford.
