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In this article, we explain nonprofits’ role in thriving communities, the amount of funding nonprofits receive from government sources, and the government funding challenges nonprofits were facing before the shutdown.
More Than 250,000 Mothers Could Start Working through Expanded Child Care Subsides A hypothetical expansion of child care subsidies could raise family incomes and reduce child poverty.How Can We Overcome Inequities in Who Owns Small Businesses? Chicago’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund creates and grows entrepreneurs in underserved commercial corridors.Detroit Shows How Placemaking Can Undo Neighborhood Segregation Placemaking can encourage investments in communities through targeted economic development.What Teachers Should Know about Students with Incarcerated Family Members Research shows that having an incarcerated parent worsens children’s outcomes.Expanding Child Care Subsidies Could Serve Two Million Additional Children Our current child care system leaves many families unable to find or pay for high-quality child care.Evicting Mixed-Status Families Won’t Make Housing Assistance Waiting Lists Disappear In May, HUD proposed making families with mixed immigration status ineligible for public housing or housing choice vouchers.