Pioneer Study Reveals Broken Promises of California’s Proposition 22
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The Supreme Court’s rejection of the federal eviction moratorium threatens to push millions of renters out of their homes. As our Rent Debt Dashboard shows, over 6 million renters — overwhelmingly low-income households of color who have recently lost employment — | Read more >
Advocating For Equity in California’s Housing Crisis
In California, a statewide network of racial and economic justice organizations are placing the housing needs of low-income communities of color at the center of efforts to advance housing justice.
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| More >What Does Food Insecurity Look Like in Rural Kansas?
In rural Kansas, the Kansas Health Foundation is supporting five community coalitions to build more meaningful relationships with community residents across racial justice and economic lines in order to better identify and address community priorities and needs, and begin to develop resident-led food systems efforts.
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| More >Poverty, Policy, and Public Attitudes in Greater Kansas City
In Greater Kansas City, community organizers are engaging neighborhood residents to gather stories and policy priorities to shape the regional discourse around food access and food security while artists are creating works that challenge pervasive racialized narratives about government food programs.
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| More >Community First and Forever in the San Joaquin Valley
In California’s San Joaquin Valley, over 150 community partners and funders are working together to build and advance a racial and health equity agenda based on the priorities of community members.
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| More >Lifting Up Community in Chicago
In Chicago, a network of neighborhood groups is challenging the combined forces of neglect and gentrification pressuring Black and Brown communities to leave valuable neighborhoods near transit hubs.
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| More >Getting Ahead of Lead in Western New York
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is working alongside their grassroots partners to apply a racial equity analysis and support community organizing to elevate the voices and experiences of community residents of color and address lead in housing.
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| More >Despite Recent Progress, Elected Officials Still Don’t Reflect the Bay Area’s Diversity
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As recent weeks have shown, the Bay Area’s struggle to recover from the Covid-19 crisis is far from over. The Bay Area Equity Atlas and our community partners are equipping equity advocates with data and research to support an equitable recovery and build back a | Read more >