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Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Fast-food workers in Los Angeles County face high rates of injury, violence, harassment, wage theft, and retaliation from management. The COVID-19 pandemic made these jobs even riskier. Local governments should pass and enforce ordinances to protect workers, involve workers and community...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Onside Partners
Policy Areas Community Development, Finance & Procurement
Improved public infrastructure can help all members of our society thrive. This report presents six solutions for philanthropy to address the converging crises of COVID-19, racism, climate change, and economic inequality through public infrastructure. Infrastructure policy should...

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2019
Level City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies, School District
State(s) All States
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Community Development, Education
Community schools partner with service providers, health providers, after-school programs, youth centers, and other community organizations or providers to ensure holistic attention, education, and service provision for students. This report provides research-based strategies that...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) New Jersey, New York
Source Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
Policy Areas Community Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Housing
Unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions undermine residents' health and economic stability, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. The Healthy Housing Local Action Challenge (HHLAC) supports cities in advancing equitable housing programs through technical assistance,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Minnesota
Source City of Minneapolis
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility
Minneapolis' Transportation Action Plan identified the need to create a Racial Equity Framework (REF) due to historic harms and current transportation-related inequities. This fact sheet highlights the Racial Equity Framework and its benefits such as planning, designing, and maintaining...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source The Greenlining Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
For small business owners of color, entrepreneurship remains a critical wealth-building tool providing a pathway to self-determination and the middle class. In Oakland and nationally, entrepreneurs of color face significant barriers in starting and scaling their business due to the...

Type Roadmap
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice
Historically marginalized residents face inequities in managing businesses, access to capital, and access to networks, widening our country's racial wealth gap and shrinking economic potential. This roadmap helps city leaders take actionable steps to improve racial and social equity...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety
The City Justice Policy Advisors Network (CJPAN) offers a peer learning platform to support local leaders in reducing jail use, addressing racial disparities, and embedding equity in community institutions. By fostering collaboration, sharing expertise, and promoting equity-driven...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Workers in Los Angeles' fashion industry experience high rates of wage theft and frequent health and safety violations like excessive heat and obstructed emergency exists. The Garment Worker Center recommends ending the piece rate system, which leads to wage theft and unsafe conditions,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) Ohio
Source Policy Matters Ohio
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Ohio's minimum wage does not reflect the economic value created by low-wage workers and is insufficient to cover the basic cost of living. This report outlines a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and eliminate the sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities. It...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, National
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Historical and structural barriers like voter ID laws, gerrymandering, and limited polling sites have disproportionately disenfranchised affects, Indigenous, Latinx/Hispanic, and communities of color. All levels of government should implement voting systems that ensures accessible...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town, National, State
State(s) California, New York, Washington
Source National League of Cities & Jobs to Move America
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility
Underemployment and limited local job opportunities in economically disadvantaged areas require targeted solutions. This report outlines how localities should leverage federal funds to implement local hire programs and project labor agreements to create infrastructure jobs using federal...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County, National, Other
State(s) All States
Source National Partnership for Women & Families
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Health
Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black women and birthing individuals in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white counterparts. To improve Black maternal health, we must address the drivers impacting health: conditions in the environment...

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) Massachusetts
Source MassBudget
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Public Safety
This brief examines the positive impacts that allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses would create. The brief references studies demonstrate that the provision of licenses creates safer roads, and access to car insurance, enhances public safety, advances racial...

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year -
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source -
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety
Immigrant students face intimidation, surveillance, and limited access to educational opportunities due to intensifying immigration enforcement practices. This toolkit provides resources and strategies for families to advocate for and protect their childrens rights and safety in schools....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) Washington
Source Partnership for Working Families
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Transportation & Mobility
As the Puget Sound region invests billions in a new light rail system, large scale gentrification will occur along the Southeast Seattle light rail corridor without immediate policy action. Transit-oriented development (TOD) planning must implement a racial justice framework in order...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level National
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Housing, Public Spaces
The allocation of resources to public infrastructure reflects inequities in many communities. This report provides recommendations for how racial equity and social values can be centered in the investment process. Best practices include enabling residents to submit applications for...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level State
State(s) All States, Arkansas
Source Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Policy Areas Health
This report provides an overview of the issues affecting Black women's health, including systemic racism, discrimination, and implicit bias within the health care system. It offers the following recommendations: create policies with an intentional racial equity lens, expand Medicaid...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
Thirty states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) allow a broad category of tax subsidies known as itemized deductions, used to reduce taxpayers’ taxable income. Itemized deductions are regressive, offering the largest benefits to higher-income taxpayers and little or no benefits...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source UCLA Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Black Americans are overrepresented in workplaces that lack healthcare infrastructure, have high job insecurity, and are detrimental to health outcomes. This report emphasizes the urgent need for specialized support and resources, including long-term economic support, targeted wellness...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2004
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families
This report guides City officials in helping eligible residents access and maximize the benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a tax credit for low-to-moderate-income individuals and families. In addition, the report highlights strategies for promoting awareness and outreach,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) California
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Workers in the nail salon industry suffer from unsafe working conditions, wage theft, and employment misclassification. This report explores two potential models for solving these: High Road Training Partnerships (HRTPs) and sectoral bargaining legislation. Comparing the two approaches,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2013
Level County, City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Center for Law and Social Policy
Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development
The situation of high unemployment for black men is not new. It has persisted for decades, and scholars, sociologists, economists, policy makers, and advocates have brought attention to various aspects of this challenge and put forth solutions. Yet, it is seemingly an intractable...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
Emergency Rental Assistance programs must be improved as COVID-19 put millions of low-income households behind on their rent and landlords may be unable to meet their financial obligations. This brief highlights model emergency rental assistance programs and provides best practices....

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source SPARCC
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Health, Transportation & Mobility, Children & Families
This document looks through polling data ranging from the perception of the poor to public funds used for economic opportunity to the promotion of equity. The data collected and reported on in this document highlight the overwhelming support in public opinion for financing equity-driven...

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