P o l i c y B r i e

Weaving together social safety net supports is a time- Social safety net programs that provide nutrition and consuming and difficult process for families, often requiring health insurance to low-income families—such as the Spe- duplicative documentation and information submissions.3 cial Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, When families manage to enroll in and stay connected to and. [...] A stable home is the foundation for child and family health and the loss of resources along with a home have negative consequences for family and child health and well-being. [...] Promote and invest in opportunities to streamline management services to families living in public housing, enrollment and eligibility across public assistance private housing with rental assistance, or using housing programs. [...] Create a national housing stabilization fund to provide and live in neighborhoods connected to opportunities emergency assistance to families in crisis. [...] Case manage- The creation of a national housing stabilization fund ment programs and service coordination offered in many would buffer families from eviction by providing financial affordable housing developments for older adults and resources to avoid eviction and potentially support individuals with disabilities are good models for ad- access to legal aid and other critical services.