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Best Practices in Employment to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have had dramatic effects on the workforce, labor market, and employers.
Research Report

Year 2 Evaluation of the PRO Neighborhoods Purple Line Collaborative

In 2019, the Purple Line Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Collaborative received a JPMorgan Chase PRO Neighborhoods award to support equitable development in the communities surrounding the proposed Purple Line light rail line, which will ex
Research Report

Child Care Systems Don’t Align with What Parents Working Nontraditional Hours Recommend

Almost 5 million (or about a third of) children younger than age 6 living in families with working parents have parents who work nontraditional hours, before 7:00 am or after 6:00 pm on weekdays or on weekends. New research from the Urban Institut
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Executive Summary: What Child Care Arrangements Do Parents Want during Nontraditional Hours?

Almost 5 million (or about a third of) children younger than age 6 living in families with working parents have parents who work nontraditional hours, before 7:00 am or after 6:00 pm on weekdays or on weekends.
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What Child Care Arrangements Do Parents Want during Nontraditional Hours? Insights from Parents in the District of Columbia

Nearly 11,000 children in the District of Columbia younger than age 6 have parents who work nontraditional hours, before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends.
Research Report

An Evaluation of THRIVE East of the River

Direct income supports (such as cash transfers) can stabilize households during crises and recoveries.
Research Report

2020 Census Overview for the Greater DC Region: Redistricting Data

This report summarizes the latest decennial census data for the greater Washington, DC, (Greater DC) region, including the District of Columbia’s eight wards and 24 cities and counties in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Research Report

District of Columbia Child Care Policy Research Partnership Study

This technical report describes the steps taken to design and administer a survey of early educators employed in child care programs participating in Capital Quality, the District of Columbia’s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).
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Highlights

Four Lessons from the District of Columbia Public Schools’ COVID Test-to-Return Program

Amid the Omicron COVID-19 surge, the debate over school operations has been intense.
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Highlights

Four Lessons to Ensure an Equitable Recovery from the Pandemic in the DC Region

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to exacerbate racial and socioeconomic inequities in the DC area and nationwide, members of the Urban–Greater DC team convened with neighbors and resi
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Perceptions of Eviction Likelihood Among Renters of Color

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely and disproportionately affect Black peoples’ financial well-being and health.
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Highlights

“It’s Change Work”: How Three DC-Area Chief Equity Officers Are Driving Community Progress

Chief equity officers in the DC metro highlight how cross-sector support, commitments by local leaders, and community-set metrics are mandatory for an equitable recovery.
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Highlights

Cash Transfer Programs Can Build Choice, Speed, and Equity

During the COVID-19 pandemic, THRIVE East of the River provided emergency relief through cash transfers to more than 500 households in Washington, DC’s Ward 8.
Research Report

Measuring the Supply of Quality Child Care across the District of Columbia

A key question in child care policy is whether quality improvement is in tension with maintaining a diverse supply of care that meets working families’ needs.
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Greater DC Region Nonprofits Created Cash Transfer Programs to Support Workers Excluded from Federal Pandemic Assistance

It’s imperative that philanthropies and local city and state governments consider whether direct cash transfers are part of the answer in securing economic justice for families with low incomes.