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The pandemic is straining families’ abilities to afford basic needs
Many nonelderly adults have reported losing their jobs, putting off purchases, spending less on food, and dipping into savings or increasing credit card debt. More than one in five adults have reported
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food insecurity. The pandemic is hitting low-income families and communities of color the hardest.

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Responding to the COVID-19 crisis: Equitable lending to boost small business recovery
In the latest installment of the Evidence to Action series, Sarah Rosen Wartell joins policy experts and small business advocates to discuss equitable small business lending. The
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Paycheck Protection Program is a vital safeguard for small businesses, but the program’s speed doesn’t have to be at odds with its efficiency.

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Even before the pandemic, students with limited technology access lagged behind their peers
The academic gaps that existed before COVID-19 are likely to be exacerbated by the nation’s unprecedented shift toward remote learning.

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The pandemic’s disparate effects on DC workers and neighborhoods
In DC, the number of workers in vulnerable industries is distributed unevenly, with 10 of 47 neighborhoods accounting for almost 50 percent of all vulnerable jobs. Addressing the pandemic’s disparate effects in DC requires thoughtful, spatially targeted assistance and relief programs to alleviate immediate risks.

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How COVID-19 is accelerating civil legal system reform
Well before the COVID-19 crisis began restricting access to courthouses, the civil legal system was inaccessible and unfair to millions of people, particularly those with low incomes. The measures being adopted to increase access to justice should not be temporary.

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