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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.
Person-First Language Is Not Enough The criminal justice field's shift toward person-first language is critical, but there is more work to be done to achieve true systemic change.Service Coordinators Can Support Public Housing Residents during the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond Recent evaluation of the ROSS-SC program reveals how service coordinators connect residents to services in times of crisis, in addition to focusing on longer-term health and education needs.Adding 3 Million Net New Black Homeowners in the Next Decade Can Narrow the Widening Homeownership Gap Adding 3 million net new Black homeowners by 2030 can help close the homeownership gap for Black families.Nine Principles to Inform Federal Climate Displacement Policy These nine principles can inform federal strategies to address gaps in the federal response to displacement and migration within climate adaptation, with the goal of envisioning a new framework as climate policy evolves under a new presidential administration.Debunking Three Myths about Low-Density Infill Housing: Lessons from Los Angeles Research that debunks three common myths about infill housing development can help Los Angeles cope with its severe housing shortages.