| This week: CLASP Testifies on Paid Sick Days, COVID-19 |
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
March 12, 2020
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On Wednesday, Tanya Goldman testified to a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee explaining the necessity, the economic benefits, and the broad support in the states for paid sick days and The Healthy Families Act—particularly in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
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CLASP Responds to COVID-19
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| The COVID-19 outbreak is a global crisis with particularly acute implications for people in this country with low incomes who have been most affected by the failures of the health system and the economy before the crisis. Read more about how CLASP is actively engaged in advocating for policies to address the needs of people with low incomes. |
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On April 7, CLASP will host the first of a 3-part webinar series titled Mind-Shift: Changing the Mental Health System to Better Serve Communities of Color about changing the narrative on racial equity. Isha Weerasinghe and Shiva Sethi will present and discuss common barriers to promote equity through policy, different ways of including people with lived experience in policymaking, and other policy strategies for promoting equity. Register here.
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