This week: House Action on Reconciliation Package
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
September 9, 2021
www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/politics/build-back-better-young-americans/index.html [www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/politics/build-back-better-young-americans/index.html]
House Action on Reconciliation Package Could Improve Lives of Millions [[link removed]]
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is taking another critical step forward in bringing transformative change to children, women, and families. As House committees begin to work out details of the budget reconciliation package in a series of mark-up sessions, they are responding to the urgent need to invest boldly in our country’s economic recovery and secure a more equitable future for millions of families, children, women, young adults of color, and people with low incomes.
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Back-to-School Planning Must Consider Immigrant Children and Families [[link removed]]
Helping students return to the classroom safely is a critical part of our country’s journey to recovery. By directly addressing the needs of immigrant families, schools can establish a safe and healthy learning environment while ensuring equitable access to education.
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The Green Economy Needs Subsidized Jobs [[link removed]]
Congress must advance a federal subsidized jobs program, focused on essential work available now in the green economy, as an effective solution to help more people gain economic stability while reducing the harm of climate change.
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#CitizenshipMeans #KidsThrive Week of Action (September 8 - 15)
The Children Thrive Action Network is hosting a week of action to highlight the many ways a pathway to citizenship would benefit children, youth, and families. Each day, we will release a video clip from our I ♥️ My Immigrant Family event that relates to each day’s theme. You can access the toolkit HERE [[link removed]] . Content will be added throughout the week.
DAILY THEMES
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Freedom
to
Thrive
(Wednesday,
9/8)
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Mental
Health
(Thursday,
9/9)
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Educational
Outcomes
(Friday,
9/10)
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Access
to
Benefits
(Monday,
9/13)
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Economic
Security
(Tuesday,
9/14)
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Family
Unity
(Wednesday,
9/15)
VIEW TOOLKIT [[link removed]]
CLASP in the News
AUGUST 27, 2021 | INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
Greg Keesling: Congress should invest more in subsidized employment [[link removed]]
AUGUST 18, 2021 | MOGULDOM NATION
Joe Biden To Increase Food Stamp Benefits By 25 Percent: 3 Things To Know [[link removed]]
AUGUST 17, 2021 | THE BALANCE CAREERS
Signs you're underemployed and how to handle it [[link removed]]
Recent Events
www.clasp.org/publications/presentation/webinar/nwlc-annual-ffn-child-care-meeting-2021-presentation-child-care [www.clasp.org/publications/presentation/webinar/nwlc-annual-ffn-child-care-meeting-2021-presentation-child-care]
This afternoon, Stephanie Schmit will serve as a panelist at a National Head Start Association and Children’s Equity Project Congressional briefing entitled, “ Head Start and Universal PreK: What We Know and What We Need .”
Upcoming Events
www.clasp.org/publications/presentation/webinar/nwlc-annual-ffn-child-care-meeting-2021-presentation-child-care [www.clasp.org/publications/presentation/webinar/nwlc-annual-ffn-child-care-meeting-2021-presentation-child-care]
On September 23, Molly Bashay and Whitney Bunts will give presentations and moderate at the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference [[link removed]] . Molly’s workshop is titled “Connecting People Experiencing Homelessness to Employment” and Whitney’s is titled “Unwinding the Intersection of Homelessness and Criminal Justice Involvement.”
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