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Rising Homelessness Highlights Need to Invest in Proven Solutions
“Homelessness has risen sharply since 2023, new data show. The research is clear: rental assistance promotes housing stability and is key to solving homelessness. Reducing, and ultimately solving, homelessness will require expanding rental assistance and access to supportive services. Unfortunately, President-elect Trump’s record and Republican proposals raise concerns that the incoming Administration and Congress could abandon evidence-based approaches; cut fundingfor programs like rental assistance, increasing the already large number of households who don’t receive help because of inadequate resources; and pursue policies that will further increase homelessness and housing instability and deepen inequities.
Tuberculosis Rates Plunge When Families Living In Poverty Get Monthly Cash Payout
Vouchers nearly universal at half of Indiana private schools that take them, data shows
Yakima Valley College providing support for low-income and first-generation student
Mt. Kisco Child Care Center Event Provides Tuition for Low-Income Families
Bergen Community College awarded $2.97M to assist underrepresented and low-income students
Big drop in enrollment of low-income undocumented students at California’s public universities
Fewer low-income students applied for college financial aid after botched FAFSA rollout Katie Lobosco
Wake County expands free preschool for low-income families, but hasn't met full need
