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 *Deliver affordable housing to communities of color who are most burdened by the affordable housing crisis. Following decades of racially discriminatory federal housing policies, Americans of color are more likely to be rent burdened, or to live in sub-standard housing. President Biden’s plan invests $213 billion to produce, preserve, and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live, extending affordable housing opportunities to underserved communities nationwide.
 * Address the racial gap in homeownership. Families of color have on average a fraction of the wealth that white families have, in large part because of barriers to homeownership. President Biden’s plan creates new opportunities for families of color to buy a first home and build wealth by spurring the construction and rehabilitation of homes for underserved communities.
 * Mitigate exclusionary zoning policies that entrench residential segregation. For decades, exclusionary zoning laws have inflated housing and construction costs and locked families of color out of areas with more opportunities. President Biden’s plan creates an innovative new approach to incentivize local communities to take steps to eliminate these exclusionary zoning policies.

INVEST IN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
 * Eliminate inequitable school infrastructure conditions. Black and brown children are more likely than their white peers to attend schools with run down and unsafe facilities. President Biden’s plan supports $100 billion in investments to upgrade and build new public schools, ensuring that children of color in the United States have equal access to healthy learning environments with the labs and technology they need to prepare them for the jobs of the future.
 * Upgrade and build new child care facilities to support equity in early childhood experiences. Families of color are more likely than white families to live in childcare deserts. And, the child care sector is a key engine of opportunity for women of color in the workforce. President Biden’s plan includes $25 billion to help upgrade child care facilities and increase the supply of child care in areas that need it most.
 * Invest in community college infrastructure to support students of color and rural students. Community colleges are vital institutions that enroll nearly half of all students of color. President Biden’s plan invests $12 billion in community college facilities and technology to help protect the health and safety of students and faculty, grow local economies, improve energy efficiency and resilience, and narrow funding inequities in the short-term, as we rebuild our higher education finance system for the long-run.

BUILD A CARE ECONOMY THAT ADVANCES RACIAL JUSTICE Invest in caregivers, who are disproportionately women of color. Caregivers – who are disproportionally women of color – have been underpaid and undervalued for far too long. President Biden’s plan ensures domestic workers – who are disproportionately women of color – receive the benefits and protections they deserve and tackles pay inequities based on gender. Address racial disparities in access to home- and community-based care. Native Americans and Black adults are overrepresented in the population of people with disabilities and older adults for whom home and community-based care is needed. President Biden’s plan will put $400 billion towards expanding access to quality, affordable home- or community-based care for aging relatives and loved ones with disabilities. These investments will help hundreds of thousands of Americans finally obtain the long-term services and supports they need, while creating new jobs and offering caregiving workers