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Subject Recently From CLASP: Expanding Access to Child Care Assistance, Achieving Racial Equity in Higher Education
Date October 31, 2024 6:30 PM
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This week: Community Partnership Group, Open Enrollment, and more.
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
October 31, 2024
www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/empowerment-in-action-the-journey-of-how-the-community-partnership-group-redefines-anti-poverty-policy-through-lived-experience/ [www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/empowerment-in-action-the-journey-of-how-the-community-partnership-group-redefines-anti-poverty-policy-through-lived-experience/]
Empowerment in Action: CLASP’s Community Partnership Group Releases Report
Last week, CLASP’s Community Partnership Group (CPG) released a report [[link removed]] detailing the successes and challenges of its first five years. The CPG’s 2019 launch represented a new direction for both CLASP and a policy landscape that often excluded the voices of those with lived experience. The CPG, which is a peer cohort of activists with lived experience navigating or being excluded from benefits programs, works closely with CLASP staff to shape policy and advocate for centering people with lived experience in the policy advocacy ecosystem.
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Election Day is Next Week!
Tuesday, November 5 is Election Day. Voters across the country who haven’t voted early will cast their ballots to determine the next president, as well as control of both houses of Congress and numerous state and local offices and ballot initiatives. Non-partisan information can be found at [link removed] - and don’t forget to vote!
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CLASP Statement for House Ways and Means Hearing on States’ Misuse of TANF Funds
In response to a recent House Ways and Means Committee hearing, CLASP provided a statement about the importance of states prioritizing Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) funds for cash assistance to families with very low incomes.
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The new CLASP blog, “ As 2025 Marketplace Open Enrollment Begins, Congress Must Act to Keep Insurance Affordable [[link removed]] ,” examines two key policies that are helping drive enrollment in the ACA Marketplaces and what Congress can do to protect them.
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CLASP in the News
OCTOBER 31, 2024 | KANSAS REFLECTOR
Kansas child care providers say subsidies difficult to access, survey finds [[link removed]]
OCTOBER 29, 2024 | CHALKBEAT
Trump’s deportation plan could separate millions of families, leaving schools to pick up the pieces [[link removed]]
OCTOBER 23, 2024 | SPOTLIGHT ON POVERTY AND OPPORTUNITY
Working People Need Access to Paid Leave [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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October 28 | Wendy Cervantes presented at a special session of the Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees National Convening [[link removed]] in Detroit, MI. Wendy’s session focused on the political context for children and youth in immigrant families this election year and beyond.
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