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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.
Administration’s SNAP Proposal Could Also Limit Access to Free School Lunch Eliminating broad-based categorical eligibility could cut students and schools off from critical assistance.Six Ways to Prioritize Equity in Energy Efficiency and Climate Policy Organizers of the Global Climate Strike are calling for a socially equitable approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Three Ways Fintech Is Changing Homebuying—And Three Important Questions Venture capital in real estate technology skyrocketed from $20 million in 2008 to $3.4 billion in 2017.How Diverse Groups Produce Better Research: A Q&A with Jewel Mullen Jewel Mullen is the associate dean for health equity at the Dell Medical School of the University of Texas at Austin.Children, Seniors, and Families Would Lose SNAP Benefits under a Trump Administration Proposal A recent proposal would limit states’ ability to increase SNAP's income limits set at the federal level.Creative Financing Could Help Cities Like Portland, Maine, Integrate Asylum Seekers and Tackle Other Challenges Several hundred asylum seekers—most fleeing violence in Central Africa—arrived in Portland, Maine over the summer.