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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.
COVID-19 Relief Legislation Offers a Historic Opportunity to Support the ECE Workforce How stimulus funding can support evidence-based improvements to the well-being of the ECE workforce.States Can Pursue Policies to Make Child Care More Accessible during Nontraditional Hours Families working nontraditional hours face challenges finding child care, and child care services they do use tend to receive less support from public funds.How Federal and State Leaders Can Reach Immigrants and Build Their Trust in the Safety Net Federal and state policymakers can work to ensure worries based on immigration status do not deter immigrant families from seeking help for which they qualify.The Pandemic Is Making It Difficult for Mom-and-Pop Landlords to Maintain Their Properties Assistance could be a lifeline for many tenants and landlords, providing vital funding for much-needed preservation of their homes and properties.The FHFA Has a Small Window to Enact a Policy to Create a More Equitable Housing Finance System Could extending a fee help the FHFA fund more affordable housing?Four Keys to a Successful Two-Generation Initiative Over the past decade, there have been renewed investments in and research on two-generation programs that help parents and their children move out of poverty together.