This week: Census Poverty Data Coming Next Week
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
September 7, 2023
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Next week: New Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Rates
On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau will release statistics measuring poverty, income, and health insurance rates from 2022. On our blog, CLASP experts have been exploring the long-term impact of childhood poverty [[link removed]] , promising solutions to end childhood poverty [[link removed]] , connections between poverty and the youth mental crisis [[link removed]] , and how the measurement of poverty requires an update [[link removed]] to reflect a household’s true needs. Stay tuned on Tuesday when CLASP will release a statement on the data and share quick takes on our social media channels.
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How Schools Can Create Welcoming Spaces for Kids in Immigrant Families
Education has been long established as a fundamental right for all in the United States. Yet immigrant children and children in immigrant families face challenges such as barriers to enrollment, language access issues, and fears related to immigration enforcement.
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Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of SNAP’s Employment and Training Program
A new report finds SNAP E&T has onerous restrictions and entrenched biases that most hurt communities of color. By perpetuating systems of oppression, SNAP E&T pushes critical nutrition aid out of reach and prevents the program from serving as a supportive pathway to opportunity.
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“If the Parents Are Okay, the Children Are Okay”
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The Children Thrive Action Network, which is co-led by CLASP, held listening sessions across the country to learn about the concerns, desires, and challenges of immigrant parents and youth. Read more, including recommendations from the participants about how to address these issues.
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Did You Know? With COVID-19 relief resources, the total combined child care spending in FY2020 was $16.4 billion, a 23 percent increase from FY2019. [[link removed]]
CLASP's annual brief analyzes national and state spending and participation data for CCDF- and TANF-funded child care for FY2020. It also highlights data on children served and the number of providers who accept children funded through CCDF.
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CLASP in the News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 | NPR
A Labor Day look at workers under Biden's presidency [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 | CSPAN
Indivar Dutta-Gupta on Eligibility Requirements for SNAP Benefits [[link removed]]
AUGUST 31, 2023 | POLITICO
A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden’s economic recovery [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events
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September 11 : Indivar Dutta-Gupta will participate as a panelist for Groundwork Collaborative’s webinar, " Roaring Out of Recession: Lessons on How to Rescue our Economy from Disaster [[link removed]] ."
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September 12 : Alycia Hardy, Alyssa Fortner, and Tiffany Ferrette will present their paper “ Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care ” to the NC Coalition for Inclusion, Not Expulsions.
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September 12 : Stephanie Schmit will speak at the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s panel discussion “ The Urgent Need for Effective Child Care and ECE Policy .” Register here [[link removed]] .
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September 15 : Indivar Dutta-Gupta will speak at “ Breakfast for Equity: Beyond the Square [[link removed]] ” hosted by Norris Square Community Alliance in Philadelphia, PA. He will discuss how to address challenges facing communities that live in poverty.
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