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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
“No Cops at Pride”: How the Criminal Justice System Harms LGBTQ People As policymakers and researchers reconsider the future of policing in the US, LGBTQ people, especially people of color, who have been directly affected by police and carceral violence can guide conversations.Addressing Chronic Homelessness through Policing Isn't Working. Housing First Strategies Are a Better Way Rather than continuing to address chronic homelessness through policing, communities could fund housing services rooted in an evidence-based approach proven to help break the homelessness-jail cycle.What It Would Take for States to Support Renters through the COVID-19 Crisis: A Snapshot of Florida, Michigan, and Idaho A new analysis reveals the widespread need for rental assistance, both because of hardship stemming from COVID-19 and gaps in assistance that existed before the crisis began.How Governments, Nonprofits, and the Private Sector Can Help Technology Work for Everyone Right now, these sectors have an opportunity to reimagine business as usual.Youth Apprenticeship Can Help Reduce Long-Term Harms from Recession Youth apprenticeships can provide students with valuable work experience and earnings to help them weather an unsteady labor market.Improving Accountability to Victims through State Justice Reinvestment Improving accountability to victims makes the justice system more equitable and fair.