CLASP INCOME & WORK SUPPORTS UPDATE JUNE 2020
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Subsidized Employment Must Be a Part of the Recovery [[link removed]]
Unemployment has spiked to over 14 percent for March 2020, with most observers predicting a historic high of 20 percent. Without targeted job creation in communities hardest hit, today's crisis will have a lasting negative impact on workers of color and others.
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Five Ways to Help Ensure Pandemic-EBT Reaches Immigrant Families [[link removed]]
The recently created Pandemic EBT helps families put food on the table for students. But for many immigrant families who’ve been excluded from unemployment assistance and stimulus checks, states must intentionally target their P-EBT outreach to immigrant families to have successful outcomes.
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COVID-19 Shines a Light on Multidimensional Poverty [[link removed]]
During COVID-19, people are suddenly confronting zero-hour work weeks, unemployment, food shortages, housing fears, and lack of access to health care. This is what people in poverty have been experiencing for years. It’s feared that the people whose lives were already hard, will be the ones to fare the worst in this pandemic.
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IWS Updates
It's been a challenging month, with racist killings [[link removed]] dominating the headlines, the death toll from COVID-19 climbing past 100,000 [[link removed]] in the U.S. and rates of hunger among children spiking [[link removed]] far beyond the levels seen in the Great Recession. CLASP staff continue to work from home, and we're all spending long hours on video conferences, as we know many of you are. We're advocating for more and faster federal relief to meet the urgent needs of communities, including those left out of the previous rounds of economic support. We're also working with our state and local partners to share best practices to ensure people can actually access available benefits, even though both human services agencies and nonprofits are closed for in-person visits. While we're grounded from travel, we'd still love to hear what you're seeing in your communities and how we can help. Email us at [email protected] [[email protected]?subject=IWS%20Update%20Feedback] .

In the News
MAY 11, 2020 | CNN
Why stimulus checks won't be taxed, but unemployment benefits will be [[link removed]]
MAY 19, 2020 | THE MARKUP
Why Can’t More Families Use SNAP Benefits for Online Orders? [[link removed]]

Key Blog Posts and Publications
MAY 7, 2020 | SUZANNE WIKLE
Reducing Red Tape Shouldn’t Take a Crisis [[link removed]]
MAY 8, 2020 | ASHLEY BURNSIDE
The Rainy Day is Here: During COVID-19, States Should Increase Emergency Assistance [[link removed]]
MAY 15, 2020 | CLASP
The House Acts to Address the Growing Fallout from the Coronavirus Crisis—Senate Should Pass Immediately [[link removed]]
MAY 29, 2020 | OLIVIA GOLDEN
Louisville KY, Glynn County, GA, and Now Minneapolis, MN: Enough is Enough. The Time Has Come for Us All to Stand in Solidarity [[link removed]]
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What We're Reading
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
COVID-19 Is Crushing Black Communities. Some States Are Paying Attention [[link removed]]
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
3 Principles for an Anti-racist, Equitable State Response to COVID-19 — and a Stronger Recovery [[link removed]]
FAMILIES USA
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequities in The Era Of COVID-19 [[link removed]]
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