| This week: COVID-19, Women's History Month |
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
March 26, 2020
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With so much at stake for people with low incomes, communities of color, and immigrants, CLASP has been actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, just today we issued a statement about the CARES Act that passed unanimously last night by the U.S. Senate and released a fact sheet showing how the Act’s $3.5 billion in child care funds will be distributed to each state.
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The “Great Equalizer”: Women in Higher Education
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| This Women's History Month, Asha Banerjee and Rosa García describe about how their grandmother and mother, respectively, instilled in them the power and necessity of postsecondary education for women, particularly women of color. |
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On April 1, CLASP and FHI 360 will host a webinar to discuss how communities are connecting young adults who have been impacted by the criminal justice system to employment, education pathways, and supportive services. Register here.
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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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On March 25, Duy Pham spoke on a webinar panel discussion hosted by Cities United titled “Building an Inclusive Economy: Wealth Building Strategies for Black Men and Boys.”
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Washington, DC 20036
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