This week: National CTC Survey, Youth Peer Support
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
August 10, 2023
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National Survey: Families Faced Financial Strain When Expanded CTC Expired
CLASP, in partnership with several organizations, engaged Ipsos to conduct a national survey of families in the United States and Puerto Rico who received the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) in 2021. We learned that once the monthly payments ended in 2022, families had a harder time affording essentials like bills and food, leading to more financial stress and higher levels of food hardship—all of which can be harmful to children.
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Exploitive Business Models: Corporate Profiteering and the Rise of Gig Work [[link removed]]
Evidence shows that corporations are price gouging to increase their profit margins, even as they have used supply chain issues and input costs to justify raising prices.
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Lawmakers Should Increase SSI Asset Limits to Promote Equity and Economic Opportunity [[link removed]]
In celebrating Disability Pride Month in July, we stressed the importance of uplifting the stories and resilience of the disability community, as well as advocating for policy solutions to promote equity and economic justice for people with disabilities.
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Evaluation of New Deal for Youth
The New Deal for Youth (ND4Y)’s Evaluation Strategy group partnered with Praxis Institute [[link removed]] on a year-long research cycle to evaluate the impact of ND4Y and inform future ND4Y strategies.
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Did You Know? Currently, no states allow young people under 18 to be certified peer support specialists. [[link removed]]
Multiple states noted the challenge of recruiting and training diverse peer support specialists. Peers tend to be older, whiter, and represent cisgender, heterosexual, hegemonic views. This means people of color and younger people are less likely to find true peer support. In this new report, CLASP provides a policy framework for youth peer support.
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CLASP in the News
AUGUST 4, 2023 | WXPR
Major Win for Michigan with SNAP Asset Test Gone [[link removed]]
JULY 31, 2023 | WORD IN BLACK
The Damage We Do When We Throw Around Terms Like ‘Crazy’ [[link removed]]
JULY 27, 2023 | LAW 360
Lawmakers Aim To Close FMLA 'Loophole' Limiting Leave [[link removed]]
JULY 26, 2023 | HATTIESBURG AMERICAN
Activists demand accountability in teen's death at Hattiesburg poultry plant [[link removed]]
JULY 25, 2023 | WLOX
Hattiesburg plant under fire as advocates reveal new details in death of Duvan Pérez [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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August 9: CLASP consultant Noel Tieszen spoke at “The Continuing Struggle for Jobs,” a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, which explored the problem of joblessness and proposed solutions.
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August 2: CLASP celebrated 20 years [[link removed]] of CLASP’s Youth Policy Team with an in-person and virtual audience of more than 100 CLASP alumni, partners, and current staff—including people spanning the entirety of the Youth Policy Team’s existence.
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July 26: CLASP hosted a webinar titled “Questioning the Role of the Medical Industrial Complex.” This is part of a quarterly learning series focused on decolonizing mental health care. Watch a recording of the webinar here [[link removed]] .
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