| This week: State of the Union, reducing young adult poverty |
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
March 7, 2024
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Follow Along with Us During Tonight’s SOTU!
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Tonight’s State of the Union address will be an opportunity for President Biden to outline key national priorities. CLASP will tune in and share our real-time reactions on social media. Key issues that we hope he’ll address include child care, the child tax credit, paid leave, immigration, affordable higher education for all, access to good jobs, youth and young adults, and mental health. Along with posting on social media tonight, we’ll share reactions in the coming days—so stay tuned!
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Two New Guaranteed Income Bills Bring Different Strategies to Reducing Young Adult Poverty
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CLASP and New Deal for Youth are excited to endorse the Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2023 and the Young Adult Tax Credit Act for their potential to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
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Opportunities and Obstacles: A Close Look at the Stronger Workforce for America Act
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In a new brief, CLASP analyzes A Stronger Workforce for America Act (ASWA). The brief examines ASWA’s drawbacks and offers groundbreaking solutions to enhance WIOA and pave the way for a more inclusive and worker-centered workforce development system.
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Final Child Care Rule Is Important Step to Accessibility, Affordability
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CLASP applauds the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services for finalizing the rule on Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund, which is projected to lower costs for 100,000 families by capping co-payments to 7 percent of their income.
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Broad investments in youth will bolster historically disadvantaged communities and increase economic opportunities. A new poll from Data for Progress and CLASP shows that voters favor policy investments to support young adults.
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Upcoming Events
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March 8: Stephanie Schmit and Wendy Cervantes will co-present at the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Conference at a session entitled “Increasing Access to Child Care and Early Education for Immigrant Families and Providers” at the 2024 NMSHSA Annual Conference.
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March 12: Please join us in launching the Good Jobs Collaborative, which convenes workforce and labor policy experts, researchers, and worker advocates who are committed to crafting a new approach to workforce development. Register here.
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March 21: India Heckstall will speak at the Belonging at HBCUs for Black Immigrant Students webinar, which will feature our new report, Fostering Inclusion for Black Immigrant Students at HBCUs. Register here.
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Recent Events
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February 29: Rricha deCant spoke at a webinar discussing appropriations, federal-state-local budget connections, and the impact on essential programs. Speakers included Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Catherine Rowland of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center. View a recording here.
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