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Understanding more about young adults’ eligibility and participation in social safety net programs can inform efforts to support young adults during periods of instability.
Why the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Matters for Rural Communities The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act poses risks for the availability of affordable rental housing in rural America.New York City is the first city to report on global sustainability goals. It shouldn’t be the last. Other cities can—and should—follow New York's lead in aligning the SDGs with local priorities and tracking and publicly reporting on local progress.How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act puts affordable housing production at risk As rents rise and incomes stagnate, changes in the LIHTC program’s production could have serious consequences for the communities dependent on it.The state of millennial homeownership If the homeownership rate for millennials had stayed the same as previous generations, there would be about 3.4 million more homeowners today.Census 2020: Ensuring “hard-to-count” Asian Americans count at the federal, state, and local levels Decisions to disaggregate data or not—and the funding allocations required to make that possible—have real consequences for underserved populations.Years of tightening immigration enforcement paved the way to “zero tolerance” Immigrant families who cross the border are now targeted by federal criminal law, rather than the civil immigration system.