This week: 25 Years of Child Care, New Paid Leave Report
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
October 3, 2024
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CLASP Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Child Care Team
Last week, CLASP’s Child Care and Early Education team celebrated its 25th anniversary in a hybrid event that featured remarks from House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), a panel of leading child care experts and partners, and a video highlighting the team’s successes [[link removed]] . To mark this milestone, CLASP Child Care and Early Education alumni and allies – including a former director of policy [[link removed]] , an early team member [[link removed]] , CLASP trustee [[link removed]] , and policy analyst [[link removed]] – contributed to a blog series with perspectives on the team’s contributions to the field.
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A new CLASP report, “ Working People Need Access to Paid Leave [[link removed]] ,” shows that 13 states and Washington, D.C. have implemented paid family and medical leave, but workers in 37 states still have unmet needs – leaving families economically vulnerable due to unpaid or partially paid leave.
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Policy Framework for Immigrant Mental Health
After connecting with several organizations across the country supporting immigrant mental health in programs and policy on the local, state, and national levels, CLASP recognized the need for a national immigrant mental health advocacy framework. It serves as a roadmap for immigration and mental health advocates and direct service organizations interested in pursuing policy advocacy.
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Reflections on President Johnson’s War on Poverty in Light of the Recent Census Bureau Report
As we reflect on [[link removed]] last month’s report from the U.S. Census Bureau on poverty and income—which showed that more than 1 in 10 people in America live in poverty and documented stubbornly higher poverty rates for Black, Hispanic and Native American people—it is crucial to revisit President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration 60 years ago of an “ unconditional [[link removed]] ” War on Poverty.
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CLASP in the News
OCTOBER 1, 2024 | THE 74
As Pandemic Funding Ends, Parents Face Host of Child Care Challenges [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 | COMMON DREAMS
New Report on Pandemic-Era Funding Shows 'Childcare Crisis Is a Policy Choice' [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 | THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
Rural America’s Project 2025 Problem [[link removed]]
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 | THE 74
Left Powerless: Non-English–Speaking Parents Denied Vital Translation Services [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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October 8 | CLASP and the Economic Policy Institute will host a webinar about equity in the child care and early education space . The panelists will discuss how states are strengthening the child care sector and addressing the inequities that make child care inaccessible for people of color and people with low incomes. Register here. [[link removed]]
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October 12 | Isha Weerasinghe will be part of a keynote panel at the Nunchi Summit [[link removed]] , a virtual mental health conference catered toward communities of immigrants and their families.
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