This week: Celebrating Black Motherhood, Solidarity for Roe
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
May 5, 2022
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Celebrating Black Motherhood...And Standing in Solidarity for Roe
As Mother's Day approaches, Policy Analyst Teon Dolby reflects on the strength and resiliency of Black mothers. Her new blog pays homage to the village of communities that support them in ways that the country has failed to do so. Unfortunately, Monday's leaked Supreme Court ruling [[link removed]] - which would roll back the constitutional right to an abortion - could be the latest example of our country turning its back on Black women and other people seeking abortions.
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What the End of the Public Health Emergency Means for People with Low Incomes [[link removed]]
Although the Public Health Emergency may end in the coming months, people’s need for affordable health care and nutrition assistance certainly won’t end.
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Equitable Climate Policy Is Equitable Economic Policy [[link removed]]
Worker movements, labor unions, and collective bargaining agreements have worked to combat racial and gender disparities. Expanding this focus to environmental justice is essential for establishing a just economic system that benefits the entire nation.
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Designing Equitable Community Violence Intervention Strategies with Employment and Workforce Supports
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On January 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Training and Employment Notice providing local workforce boards, American Job Centers, workforce development partners, and grantees with information on supporting community violence intervention strategies that include an employment or workforce component. This brief offers recommendations for supporting the design and implementation of community violence interventions based on research and evidence.
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CLASP in the News
MAY 5, 2022 | HEALTHDAY
Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health? [[link removed]]
MAY 5, 2022 | THE HILL
Looking for Fraud in all the Wrong Places [[link removed]]
MAY 5, 2022 | WASHINGTON POST
Why success couldn’t save the child tax credit expansion [[link removed]]
APRIL 28, 2022 | MOMS RISING
Ad Campaign: Child Care is Part of America’s Infrastructure [[link removed]]
APRIL 27, 2022 | THE HILL
To make 988 truly transformative, here’s what needs to happen now [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events
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On May 9, CLASP will join child care providers, parents, and families across the country for A Day Without Child Care: A National Day of Action [[link removed]] . For generations, we have been fighting for equitable access to affordable child care and better pay and working conditions for providers—but our needs are still not being met. That’s why we’re taking action.
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On May 10, Wendy Cervantes will speak at a session titled “Protecting Immigrant Family Health Through Access to Public Services” at the PolicyLab Forum 2022: Bridging New Partnership, Creating Change [[link removed]] .
Recent Events
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On May 2, Tiffany Ferrette presented at a session titled “Using Federal Relief to Advance Equity, Access, and Affordability” at the Child Care Aware of America 2022 Symposium in Arlington, VA.
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On April 29, A New Deal for Youth Changemakers unveiled the initiative’s Legislative Agenda in a Virtual Hill Briefing. Watch the full event here [[link removed]] .
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On April 26, Nia West-Bey spoke at a Capitol Hill press event for the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act.
New Resources
C.A.L.M. A Tool for Repairing Microaggressions [[link removed]]
CLASP has teamed up with the Trevor Project and Active Minds on a new resource to assist people and organizations in working through microaggressions. Check out this new toolkit [[link removed]] and learn how to: *
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