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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
How Supportive Housing Can Keep Families Together Homelessness and child welfare system involvement pose substantial challenges for families, but supportive housing can help them stay together and access secure housing.Growing Climate Hazards Pose Risks to Food System Resiliency Nationwide. Communities of Color Stand to Bear the Brunt. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how vulnerable local food systems in the United States are to unforeseen climate shocks. Local data can help inform conversations about racial equity, climate risk, agricultural production, and food security.Four Ways Local Governments Can Fund Equitable Placemaking Combining federal funding, urban development financing, and support from charitable foundations can help local governments sustain their placemaking efforts.How Policymakers Can Embed Racial Equity in Upward Mobility Planning Conducting a root cause analysis and building internal knowledge of structural racism can help local governments work toward reducing historical harms.In Gentrifying Neighborhoods, Placemaking Can Restore Community Connections Local governments can help mitigate the effects of gentrification by supporting placemaking efforts led by longtime residents and by shifting more decisionmaking power to the community.How Policymakers Can Support License-Exempt Home-Based Providers through the Child and Adult Care Food Program Many states exclude license-exempt home-based child care providers from the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which can leave millions of children in need vulnerable to increased food insecurity.
