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You do not need a college degree, political connections, or years of advocacy experience to make a difference. If you've experienced homelessness, housing insecurity, poverty, foster care, addiction, incarceration, or another systemic challenge, your lived experience is valuable. In fact, many organizations are actively working to include people with lived experience because they understand that better policies begin with listening to the people most affected. For too long, d

If you've ever heard someone say, "Everyone should be treated the same," you've heard an argument for equality. At first, it sounds fair. If everyone receives the same opportunities, resources, or treatment, then everyone has an equal chance to succeed, right? Not necessarily. One of the biggest misconceptions in public policy is that equality and equity mean the same thing. They don't. Understanding the difference is essential because it shapes everything from education and