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Using Data Walks to Spur Community Conversations around the Realities of Food Insecurity Last summer, Urban researchers traveled to six communities across the US to host community conversations on disrupting food insecurity.Three Reasons We Still Build Like It’s 1900 Site-built home construction is more common, but less efficient and costlier than off-site construction.Why We Need to Reach Young People Who Are Disconnected from School and Work Young Americans ages 16 to 24 spend a significant portion of their time disconnected from work and school.Innovative Analytics Could Inform Efforts to Help Workers with Disabilities Stay Employed A new tool could provide the Social Security Administration a better picture of a person’s functional abilities.Four Lessons from Minnesota Can Inform the Eviction Crisis Debate Introduced last week, the Eviction Crisis Act proposes creating or testing interventions to help keep families in their homes.Tackling Systemic Barriers in Northeast Buffalo to Help Break Cycles of Poverty A partnership in Northeast Buffalo combines services for kids and their parents.