This week: Climate change and poverty, Olivia Golden reflects on CLASP tenure
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
April 21, 2022
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Why Addressing Climate Change is Critical to Addressing Poverty
Climate change is disproportionately harming people with low incomes and people of color. As an anti-poverty organization that centers racial equity, CLASP recognizes the important ways in which climate change impacts the people and policies we advocate for. That’s why, this Earth Day, we are offering a blog series exploring the intersection of environmental justice and economic security for people living with low incomes. The series will explore how:
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Racist
redlining
and
segregation
policies
caused
environmental
hazards
to
be
located
primarily
in
neighborhoods
of
color.
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Immigrant
families,
children,
and
workers
are
weathering
the
impact
of
climate
change
without
adequate
protections
or
remedies
to
reduce
the
harm.
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Climate
change
will
have
disastrous
implications
for
workers
who
will
suffer
harsh
consequences
under
our
current
unsustainable
system.
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Young
people—who
frequently
lead
the
movements
for
environmental
justice—are
disproportionately
impacted
by
and
concerned
about
climate
change.
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This Community College Month, States Should Follow New Mexico by Increasing Educational Opportunities [[link removed]]
April is Community College Month! This blog explains how the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act is a prime example for other states and localities on how to break down financial barriers for students of all backgrounds and economic status.
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Updating WIOA to Empower Workers and Create Shared Prosperity [[link removed]]
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is the federal legislation governing the public workforce system—and it is up for reauthorization for the first time since 2014. As Congress considers reauthorization, CLASP recommends focusing on five priorities to help people secure better jobs.
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Olivia Golden Reflects on CLASP Tenure
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Last week, we celebrated Olivia Golden as she ended a remarkable nine-year tenure as executive director of CLASP. Under her leadership, CLASP has addressed a broad range of issues, including adding a new policy team focused on issues facing immigrant families, in addition to expanded work on child care; economic security programs; education, labor, and worker justice; and youth and young adult policy. CLASP will welcome Indivar “Indi” Dutta-Gupta as our next executive director in June, and Cormekki Whitley [[link removed]] will serve as interim executive director until then. Watch Olivia share reflections on her tenure. [[link removed]]
CLASP in the News
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Child Care is Infrastructure [[link removed]]
APRIL 11, 2022 | THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
The American Rescue Plan’s Child Care Test Run [[link removed]]
APRIL 8, 2022 | PORTLAND SOCIETY PAGE
Which Nonprofits Received MacKenzie Scott’s $12 Billion in Grants [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events
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On April 29 at 1pm ET join A New Deal for Youth Changemakers as they share the New Deal for Youth Policy Platform and Demands and unveil their Legislative Agenda. Their new ideas offer a youthful view and fresh perspective that will push conversation and ideas forward. Register for this legislative briefing here [[link removed]] .
Recent Events
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On April 13, Dr. Nia West-Bey and New Deal for Youth (ND4Y) Changemaker Kadesha Mitchell presented the ND4Y Healing and Wellbeing Demands at NatCon (the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Conference). Check out their digital poster [[link removed]] and read the Solutions Guide with tips on taking better care of your mental health here [[link removed]] .
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