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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Three Ways to Promote Equitable Rural Investments State and local policymakers can combine a new typology and dashboard with local data sources to ensure investments are targeted to changing rural realities.Equitable Research Requires Questioning the Status Quo Creating equitable research requires a shift in researchers’ mentality on the values and practices of research and deep questioning of the status quo.“It’s Change Work”: How Three DC-Area Chief Equity Officers Are Driving Community Progress Chief equity officers in the DC metro highlight how cross-sector support, commitments by local leaders, and community-set metrics are mandatory for an equitable recovery.It’s Difficult for Manufactured Home Borrowers to Reap the Benefits of Historically Low Interest Rates Manufactured home borrowers face the greatest obstacles in refinancing are have been unable to take advantage of the low interest rates.How Can Policymakers Ensure the Push for Electric Vehicles Doesn’t Harm Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color? Policymakers can use environmental justice principles to prioritize cleaning the worst-emitting power plants and ensure the electric vehicle transition doesn’t disproportionately affect communities where people with low incomes and people of color are most likely to live.Four Lessons for How to Confront Challenges and Better Support AA/NHPI Communities Addressing anti-Asian violence should not be seen only as individual incidents but understood as representative of an ongoing effort to dismantle longstanding structural racism.
