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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.
The “rent gap” still makes it cheaper to own than rent in these 17 cities In 17 of America's 33 largest metropolitan areas, owning a home is cheaper than renting.After 50 years of progress and protest, America is still a land of unequal opportunity Fifty years ago, the Kerner Commission said we were “moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal.”Too many homeowners lack flood insurance, but many buy it voluntarily New data from the American Housing Survey show that just over 1 in 10 homeowners have flood insurance nationally.Four ways Jeff Bezos’s $2 billion could make the biggest impact on homelessness among children and families Shelters can help ensure "no child sleeps outside," but the solution to homelessness is affordable housing.Do New York City’s school attendance boundaries encourage racial and ethnic segregation? New York City’s new school chancellor Richard Carranza has vowed to enact policies that will alleviate school segregation.Self-driving cars could harm low-income people if we don’t prepare for their rise Self-driving cars will change not only the way we get around but the nature of our cities and regional growth patterns.