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Introducing a Federal Reserve Series on Early Care and Education: Cost, Affordability, and Racial Equity
The pandemic highlighted the important role early care and education (ECE) plays in the economy. To dig deeper into some of the key issues in this sector, the Federal Reserve is releasing a series of articles that discuss the cost, affordability, and racial equity issues related to high-quality ECE.
Publications
Community Development Research Briefs
Overlooked Suburbs: The Changing Metropolitan Geography of Poverty in the Western United States
This report examines trends between 1990 and 2014—18 in the location of populations experiencing poverty, which we define as those with incomes below the federal poverty line, within metropolitan regions in the United States, with a particular focus on the western United States. It includes data snapshots for Boise, ID; Honolulu, HI; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Riverside, CA; Sacramento, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ.
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2020 Small Business Credit Survey Reports: Arizona, California, and Hawaii
In the Fall of 2020, the Federal Reserve conducted the Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS) to gather information on small businesses’ performance and outlook, financing needs, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic slowdowns. Arizona, California, and Hawaii are states in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District with enough 2020 SBCS responses to inform their own state reports.
Initiatives
Investing in the Future of Child Care
Access to affordable child care is crucial to parents’ ability to participate in the workforce. However, in many places—especially lower-income communities and communities of color—affordable child care isn’t available to meet this need.
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We listen to our communities to better understand on-the-ground economic conditions throughout the Twelfth Federal Reserve District.
Community Close-Up: The “Donut Kids” of California
"Donut kids" is a term coined by the children of Cambodian-American donut shop owners to acknowledge their shared identities growing up in and around donut shops. This photo series highlights their voices and experiences.
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