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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.
How Philanthropy Can Partner with Government to Meet Critical Needs during COVID-19 Although philanthropy cannot replace an effective and assertive government response, it can enhance it.Latinx Unemployment Is Highest of All Racial and Ethnic Groups for the First Time on Record Understanding the disproportionate unemployment risk facing Latinx people can inform strategies to help workers hit hardest by the COVID-19 employment crisis.Four Ways to Equitably Manage Public Transit Options in a Crisis Now more than ever, transit decisions must be made with equity in mind to ensure our the vulnerable residents and workers are able to get where they need to go safely.The Worst Jobs Day Ever The unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.7 percent, and employers cut 20.5 million jobs.Many Families Are Struggling to Put Food on the Table. We Have to Do More. "Risking the well-being of any child is risking the prospects for our collective future."How Paid Medical Leave Can Support Worker Health and Economic Security Evidence shows paid time off for workers with serious medical conditions, combined with evidence-based return to work services, is key to supporting workers’ health, public health, and economic security.