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Understanding more about young adults’ eligibility and participation in social safety net programs can inform efforts to support young adults during periods of instability.
Early child care and education would face steep cuts under the Trump administration’s budget proposal If Congress adopted the administration’s funding priorities, federal spending on children would be 6 percent lower over the next 10 years.Four ideas to help America prepare for the future of work How can we help Americans who may feel intimidated by technological and economic change?Three ways short-term health plans could damage the US health system Expanding short-term health plans could raise ACA-compliant insurance premiums by 18 percent.Is homeownership inherited? A tale of three millennials A child’s likelihood of being a homeowner increases 8.4 percentage points if their parents are homeowners.Accessing opportunity neighborhoods: Learning through tiered-evidence grantmaking A growing grantmaking approach builds the knowledge base about approaches to expanding opportunity.Why do lenders deny small-dollar mortgages at higher rates? Only a quarter of homes sold for $70,000 or less in 2015 were financed with a mortgage.