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Combining dollar cutoffs with indexing changes fundamentally alters the structure and philosophy that have guided the Social Security program for the past 90 years.
Employer Engagement in Workforce Programming for Young People Affected by the Legal System For young people, contact and involvement with the legal system can interfere with their transition to stable adulthood. Workforce support programs can help address employment barriers they may face.Why Does No One Want to Be a Correctional Officer?! College students find working as a correctional officer among the least desirable professions in the criminal legal system, which raises concerns, considering the field’s high attrition rate.DC’s Approach to Housing Policy Shows Why Planning at Different Scales Is Crucial City planning should account for the fact that housing policies can affect and be affected by factors at various scales, from the individual to the global levels.Addressing the Social Determinants of Health May Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Social determinants of health across all aspects of a person’s life influence health behaviors and can create disparities in vaccination rates.Research Shows Access to Legal Abortion Improves Women’s Lives Though abortion has been debated in US politics for decades, the evidence is clear: access to legal abortion improves women’s lives.Three Reasons Why Expanding Access to Homeownership Alone Won’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap Beyond ensuring that households of color have equal access to homeownership and its benefits, policymakers can consider additional strategies to help people of color build and sustain wealth.
