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Spotlight will continue to provide regular updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on low-income communities. Check back to this page regularly to see Spotlights’ latest original content around the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a curation of the latest news and resources from around the web. And to adequately cover the current crises, we are augmenting our regular Wednesday newsletter with additional COVID-19 briefing e-mails on Monday and Friday. Be sure to sign up in the box below if you haven’t already.
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COVID-19 Events, Webinars & Podcasts
Upcoming
March 30 – Opportunity in Crisis: Reimagining a Just Society with Julián Castro, Rep. Marilyn Strickland & Darren Walker, Washington Post Live
March 31 – Tackling America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration, Bipartisan Policy Center
March 31 – Strategies for Practitioners Serving Youth and Young Adults Remotely, Urban Institute
April 1 – An Unprecedented Crisis of Care, New America
April 13 – Rethinking Unemployment Insurance and Housing Support, Brookings
April 20 – After COVID-19: Building an Inclusive Economy for California, Cato Institute
Past Events
How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Higher Education, Brookings
Rethinking Workforce Development: Policies to Protect Workers and Families, The Hamilton Project
Leveraging the power of economic dynamism in America’s communities of color, Brookings
The Role of Race, Labor Markets, and Education in Building an Equitable Recovery, WorkRise
Economic impact payments: Uses, payment methods, and costs to recipients, Brookings
Addressing Job Quality and Equity in a Time of Crisis, Aspen Institute
Supporting Latino and Immigrant Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis, Urban Institute
A Conversation with Rep. Val Demings, Washington Post Live
COVID-19: Urgent Federal Actions to Accelerate America’s Response, Bipartisan Policy Center
Virtual teaching during COVID-19: Report from the front, AEI
Building Housing Security During COVID-19 and Beyond, Aspen Institute
Roundtable on the 2021 Poverty/Opportunity Policy Landscape, Spotlight, AEI, & Brookings
Looking Ahead: Priorities and Policies of the Biden Administration, University of California, Davis
Using Data for Justice: How Changemakers Can Center Racial Equity in COVID-19 Recovery, Urban Institute
Race in America: Building Trust in Vaccines, Washington Post Live
Applying an Equitable Framework for Housing Policy Response During COVID-19 and Beyond, Urban Institute
Preventing Housing Instability During COVID-19, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Flexible Policies for Balancing Family, Caregiving, and Work in a Pandemic, Bipartisan Policy Center
Securing Our Economic Future: Policies to Strengthen the Middle Class and Address Climate Change, Aspen Institute
Economic recovery in American cities: Building Black businesses and wealth, Brookings
2020 Solutions Summit: Blueprint to Restore Economic Security for Working Families, Bipartisan Policy Center
Reframing the narrative of the middle class: Real voices pre- and post-pandemic, Brookings
COVID-19: The Urgent Need to Address Health Equity, Aspen Institute
COVID-19 News
US jobless claims fall to 684,000, fewest since pandemic
“The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell…
Wealth Inequality Breeds Health Inequality
“Natasha Frost at The New York Times reports on how wealth inequality has led to vaccine inequality, with the potentially disastrous effect of prolonging an already year-old global pandemic. She blames the various political establishments that have allowed this to…
COVID-19 Spotlight Exclusives
Additional Resources from Spotlight
Coronavirus Relief Bill: What Congress Left Out
More Past Events
What has COVID-19 taught us about the digital and opportunity divides in America’s schools?, Brookings
Preventing a “Shecession”: The Path to Economic Resiliency for Women, Aspen Institute
Addressing Maternal Health Inequity during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Urban Institute
The future of US farm and food policy in a post-COVID-19 world, AEI
Measuring the Crisis: Housing Data during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Urban Institute
Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time, Institute for Research on Poverty
Access to Opportunity through Equitable Transportation, Urban Institute
How One-Time Cash Grants & Financial Coaching Helped People Survive a Summer of Uncertainty, Aspen Institute
Economic Recovery in American Cities: Building Black Businesses and Wealth, Brookings
How Economic Forces and Racial Inequity Shape Opportunity and Mobility, WorkRise
Addressing Food Insecurity and Poor Nutrition in the Era of COVID-19, Bipartisan Policy Center
Child Care: It’s Essential for Young Voters, Center for American Progress
Recovery in America’s Legacy Cities, Brookings
Empowering American Workers, AEI
Addressing Poverty and Racism as Public Health Threats, American Public Health Association
Economic Recovery in American Cities, Brookings
Housing and Homelessness in California, Cato Institute
The 2020 American Family Survey, Brookings
A Research-Based Approach to Narrowing our Racial Wealth Gap, Aspen Institute
Beyond Reopening: A Leapfrog Moment to Transform Education?, Brookings
Confronting Utility Bill Affordability During the COVID-19 Recession, Brookings
Advancing Workplace Health and Safety, Aspen Institute
Centering Equity and Job Quality, Aspen Institute
Can we alleviate racism and systemic inequality by expanding broadband during COVID-19?, Brookings
The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for the COVID-19 Economy, Urban Institute
Our Essential Work: Immigrants and Rural Economies Weathering the Pandemic Together, Aspen Institute
COVID-19 and the Economy: Recession, Repairing, and Rebuilding, Center for American Progress
Latino-Driven Solutions and Community Resilience in a Time of Crisis, Aspen Institute
Black Households & COVID-19: Impediments to Economic Security, Brookings
Ensuring an Economy That Works for Black Women, Center for American Progress
Community Colleges Leading the Way, Center for American Progress
Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis as a More Resilient Society, Aspen Institute
Public Health, the Economy, and Schools, AEI
Delivering Credit to Entrepreneurs of Color Impacted by COVID-19: Why Community Financial Institutions Are Essential, Aspen Institute
Cities Addressing Food Insecurity During COVID-10 and Beyond, Food Research & Action Center
Providing Direct Cash Assistance to DC Residents, Urban Institute
Latinx Economic Resilience During and After COVID, New America
Tackling Child Poverty in the Wake of COVID-19, Century Foundation
Boosting Upward Mobility: Metrics to Inform Local Action, Urban Institute
Race in America: A Conversation with Rep. Karen Bass,Washington Post Live
Reopening America: Equitable Solutions for Workers and Their Families, Brookings
Mitigating the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Rural Areas, Brookings
Improve Equity and Job Quality in Restaurant Work, Aspen Institute
California COVID and the Black Community, New America
Policies that Could Avert the Next Crisis, Aspen Institute
Ratcheting Up Rural Response, Recovery and Resilience, Aspen Institute
A Roadmap for Re-Opening America, Brookings
Critical Value Podcast – Urban Institute
Paid Family Leave, New America
Home Health Workers and COVID-10, New America
US Food Security in Challenging Times, Aspen Institute
COVID and Black Workers, New America
Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities, Brookings
How Worker Ownership Can Boost Job Quality and Build Resilience, Aspen Institute
Fighting an economic calamity and lessons for the future, AEI
Unlocking the potential of America’s cities, AEI
The Role of Health Philanthropy, Urban Institute
The Impact of COVID-19 on Prisons, Brookings
Don’t Forget People Living in Pain, CATO Institute
The Change Within: New Ways of Living?, Aspen Institute
Subsidizing Jobs for Economic Recovery – Urban Institute
Who Gets Access to Public Space in a Pandemic? – Brookings
COVID-19: A food supply crisis or a hunger crisis? – American Enterprise Institute
U.S. Poverty Campaigns with Sen. Sherrod Brown – RESULTS
COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impact on Black Communities: Coronavirus and the Deep South – Oxfam
Race, Economy, and COVID-19: A Book Talk with Eduardo Porter – Aspen Institute
COVID-19 & Health Equity – American Public Health Association
Learning from History About Disaster and Economic Inequality – Grand Challenges for Social Work
Engaging Immigrant Communities Now – New America
“Who Is Caring For Us?” Town Hall – Caring Across Generations
#Disconnected: COVID-19 & The Digital Divide – Aspen Institute
Helping America’s Kids – Washington Post Live