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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.
Are gains in black homeownership history? Gains in black homeownership have been hard won, yet lately black homeownership rates have declined to levels not seen since the 1960s.Borrowers with less-than-perfect credit are giving up trying to get a mortgage A more accurate way of measuring mortgage denial rates confirms that it’s harder to get a mortgage today than it was before the housing crisis.What could happen if the Violence Against Women Act is defunded? The Trump administration is reportedly considering the elimination of grant programs that protect victims of domestic violence and hold offenders accountable.An uncertain future for access to birth control in the United States Estimates indicate that over two-thirds of women in the United States had access to affordable birth control under the Affordable Care Act in 2016.DeVos opposes regulation. What will that mean for higher education? The new education secretary's positions on K–12 education provide clues about how she might work with Congress to change higher education.What TANF can teach us about block granting social services House Speaker Paul Ryan has sought to convert safety net programs like Medicaid into block grants, but the results of welfare reform present a cautionary tale.
