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As data centers see a surge in demand because of generative AI, Henrico County, Virginia, shows how local governments can turn the economic gains of this new industry into sustainable funding for affordable housing.
Administrative Data Show Where You Live May Determine Your Access to Child Care These analyses are critical at a time when research suggests the pandemic is deepening structural inequities in child care.Why It’s Harder to Offer Mortgage Assistance to 3 Million Borrowers with Private Loans Two borrowers with similar circumstances often receive different treatment because different entities own their loans.Economic Hardships from COVID-19 Are Hitting Black and Latinx People Hardest. Here Are Five Actions Local Leaders Can Take It’s not enough to put “universal” remedies in place and assume the hardest-hit groups will benefit fully.Temporary Hotel Placements Kept People Safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic but Will Not Curb the Growing Homelessness Crisis Communities are fighting a two-front battle against the worsening homelessness crisis: local governments need more funding to continue stopgap measures like hotel placements and more funding to establish permanent housing solutions.Four Lessons on Building 2Gen Partnerships in Schools A supportive housing organization in Columbus has figured out how to involve its local elementary school in meaningful 2Gen interventions, and offers lessons for other communities looking to do the same.