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These fact sheets provide state-level findings on challenges to accessing reproductive health care in 13 states, using new data from the 2024–25 RHEA survey.

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In the face of today’s affordable housing crisis, federal policymakers can provide the leadership needed to advance a sustained, comprehensive strategy that drives down costs for all families.

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Urban experts offer DC mayoral and council candidates insights on child care, public safety, housing, upward mobility, and more.

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Major pieces of legislation in the House and Senate leverage land-use policy as a tool to advance national housing affordability. Policymakers have an opportunity to do this even more effectively.
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What types of communities do nonprofit organizations serve? How much of a nonprofit’s funding comes from individual donations versus foundations or government? Who leads and works at nonprofits?

These are the types of questions the Nonprofit Trends Tracker can answer.

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Comprehensive data on the number of people eligible for major US safety net programs, how many of those eligible receive the benefits, and the extent to which receiving those benefits reduces poverty.
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