This week: Reflecting on 50 years of CLASP

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November 21, 2019

Reflecting on CLASP’s 50th Anniversary

Last week we capped off CLASP’s 50th Anniversary with a sold-out gala in Washington. Nearly 250 CLASP alumni, staff, partners, and community activists came together to celebrate our accomplishments and look ahead to our future. We were honored to have Annie E. Casey Foundation President Lisa Hamilton, National Domestic Workers Alliance Executive Director Ai-jen Poo, UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia, U.S. Representative Donna Shalala, and Brothers at Bard founder Dariel Vasquez join us as featured speakers.

"The stakes could not be higher...on the other side...is the multiracial democracy we deserve,” said Ai-jen Poo.
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Reflections on Citizenship from 1619 to 2019
Last week, as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether to uphold an injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, we reflected on what citizenship means in absence of papers.
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Low-Wage Workers Least Likely to Have Paid Sick Days
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual National Compensation Survey that gathers data on workers' access to benefits including paid sick leave and paid family leave. Despite slight gains, the data reveals that low-wage and part-time workers have disparately less access to these leave benefits than full-time, high-wage workers, which points to the need for paid sick days and the Healthy Families Act.
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CLASP in the News

NOVEMBER 21, 2019 | CARE.COM

Finally, a debate question on child care: Here’s how candidates (& Twitter) responded

NOVEMBER 18, 2019 | CALIFORNIA HEALTH REPORT

DACA Repeal Efforts Threaten Health of Thousands of California Children, Pediatricians Say

NOVEMBER 10, 2019 | THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

A family struggles with the possible deportation of its father even as Texas hungers for more workers like him

NOVEMBER 8, 2019 | INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY NEWS

Rep. Norma Torres announces legislation protecting students’ access to basic needs

NOVEMBER 7, 2019 | RADIO BILINGUE

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Recent Events

On November 19, CLASP convened close to 30 researchers, advocates, and practitioners to discuss pre-apprenticeship. We began to develop a shared framework for high-quality pre-apprenticeships as a strategy to advance equity and expand access to career pathways.
On November 12, Nia West-Bey spoke at the Young Minds Matter Conference, hosted by the Hogg Foundation, in Houston, TX. Listen to Nia’s interview here on Hogg Foundation’s podcast “Into the Fold."

Last month, CLASP and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) hosted a Capitol Hill briefing titled “Our Ground, Our Voices: Policy Priorities for Young Women of Color.” The event featured remarks by Rep. Pressley, CLASP staff, and a panel discussion with young women of color who shed light on systemic barriers they face and solutions and policies to dismantle them.
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