This week: Abortion bans harm immigrant communities, CLASP quoted in NYT
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September 19, 2024
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Deepening the Divide: Abortion Bans Further Harm Immigrant Communities
This fact sheet, co-written by CLASP and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, highlights how state restrictions on abortion after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling make it harder for immigrants to access abortion care. The authors propose a set of concrete recommendations for Congress and the administration to support immigrant access to abortion.
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New York Times Quotes CLASP on 2023 Poverty Data
In response to last week’s Census Bureau reports [[link removed]] on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage, CLASP Interim Executive Director Olivia Golden was quoted in the New York Times . She noted, “You need two kinds of strategies to keep poverty down: One is the economic strategy, and one is the investments in core programs and the safety net. To me, the idea that policies have high stakes in terms of the lives of families and their material hardship is very vivid as you look over the last few years.”
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Celebrating 25 Years of Child Care and Early Education Policy at CLASP!
For 25 years, CLASP's Child Care and Early Education team has been instrumental in ensuring that millions of families have equitable access to affordable and quality child care. Looking ahead to the next 25 years, our vision remains the same: to advance racial, gender, and economic justice by centering people with lived experience to advocate for equitable access to affordable child care and early education that meets families' and providers' needs.
Join us for a hybrid celebration at the National Press Club on September 25!
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www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/policy-framework-immigrant-mental-health/ [www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/policy-framework-immigrant-mental-health/]
CLASP’s new national immigrant mental health advocacy framework was informed by input from several organizations across the country supporting immigrant mental health in programs and policy on the local, state, and national levels. It is meant to serve as a map to show inroads made and what roads still need to be created.
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CLASP in the News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 | RECKON
Post-Roe America is a nightmare for immigrant women — Here’s why [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 | NBC NEWS
Most SNAP ‘skimming’ victims will no longer get stolen benefits back if Congress doesn’t act by Sept. 30 [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 | SCRIPPS NEWS
Main & Wall - Child Tax Credit [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 | CHALKBEAT
A bigger child tax credit could help students a lot. Will Harris or Trump make it happen? [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 | TEEN VOGUE
Paid Leave Is a Priority for Young Workers, But Most Don’t Have Access to It [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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September 10: Stephanie Schmit spoke at the National Indian Child Care Association's National Tribal Child Care Conference about key child care policy updates and offered context for the current moment.
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September 6: Emily Andrews led a panel at the Prosperity Summit on Building Equity: Harnessing Federal Infrastructure Investments for Inclusive Workforce Development.
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