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Do localized housing programs lead to racial equity? Evidence from the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program
Housing credit inflows boost community economic vitality but haven't been equally distributed across diverse groups and areas. While many initiatives address this disparity, the impact of localized housing programs on racial equity is often overlooked. This study finds that such a program, even without explicit racial guidelines, tends to support underserved racial minority households, though results can vary by locality.

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Equity in action?: Assessing the role of community in declarations of racism as a public health crisis
This brief presents the findings from a series of surveys, community-based convenings, and media analyses designed to examine how much community basebuilding organizations (CBOs) played a role in declarations of racism as a public health crisis and how the media covered them. It provides recommendations from government representatives and CBOs on how to authentically center community in political processes.

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What do we know about baby bonds?
Baby bonds are child trust accounts for children from low-wealth families, which they can use for wealth-building activities in adulthood. Though empirical data are limited, three studies simulated potential impacts on racial wealth equity. All simulations indicate that baby bonds could significantly reduce Black-white wealth disparities, with varying predictions on the scale of this reduction.
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Addressing birth equity and family well-being through cross-sector alignment and policy solutions

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View the recording of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 4Action Partners’ gathering addressing birth equity and family well-being through cross-sector alignment and policy solutions. This presentation and discussion featured early insights from our panelists’ projects and a discussion of policy levers, key collaborations, funding mechanisms, and other factors that lead to the successful implementation of sustainable cross-sector solutions to improve birth equity.

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