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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
Using evidence-based solutions to improve police-community relations and reduce violence One goal of the My Brother's Keeper initiative is to keep boys and young men of color safe from violent crime. Given recent events, this is a formidable challenge for those engaged with local programs.Housing counseling should help with more than just homebuying Counseling and coaching for homeownership can improve a family’s entire financial health, even if they never buy a home.Mental health on both sides of the blue line Acutely tragic, high-profile incidents only scratch the surface of the more complex relationship between policing and the mental health needs of both citizens and officers.How much is school readiness worth to local governments? Can the benefits of entering kindergarten with a strong foundation be quantified? What’s a reasonable amount to pay for preschool programs that successfully improve children’s outcomes?Can a new park help span the economic divide in our nation’s capital? For DC's new 11th Street Bridge Park to realize its potential as a public space and connect Anacostia to the rest of the city, planners must honestly answer, who is this for?
