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Recent CLASP Publications
Low-Income Workers and Families Hardest Hit by Economic Decline Need Help Now by Neil Ridley, Elizabeth Lower-Basch, and Matt Lewis. American workers and families are being squeezed between a declining labor market and increasing costs for food, fuel, and other basic needs. This paper describes the economy’s impact on vulnerable adults and youth, and lays out recommendations for action that can make a real difference in the lives of low-income workers and their families. 12 pages. 5/6/2008
Preserve the Child Support System: Don’t Let the New Hire Database be Hijacked for Immigrant Employment Verification by Vicki Turetsky. Congress should not authorize the use of a child support data base, called the National Directory of New Hires, to establish mandatory electronic employment verification system as is proposed in the “New Employee Verification Act of 2008” (HR 5515). This use of the National Directory of New Hires will seriously undermine the goals and effectiveness of the child support system. 3 pages. 5/6/2008
Testimony on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems and the Potential Impacts on SSA’s Ability to Serve Retirees, People with Disabilities, and Workers. by Vicki Turetsky; Tyler Moran (National Immigration Law Center). Written statement delivered before the Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
4 pages. 5/5/2008
Building on the Promise: State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start for Young Children and Their Families by Rachel Schumacher and Elizabeth DiLauro (ZERO TO THREE). This report from CLASP and ZERO TO THREE examines actions states have taken to enhance Early Head Start (EHS). Less than 3 percent of babies and toddlers who are eligible for EHS are reached at current federal funding levels. Twenty states use at least one of four main approaches: 1) Extending the day or year of existing EHS services, 2) Expanding the capacity of existing EHS and Head Start programs to increase the number of children and pregnant women served, 3) Providing resources and assistance to child care providers to help them deliver services meeting EHS standards, and 4) Supporting partnerships between EHS and center-based and family child care providers to improve the quality of care.
The report also analyzes opportunities and challenges facing state policymakers and provides recommendations for state leaders interested in promoting better futures for at-risk children through building on Early Head Start. You can download the Executive Summary here.
CLASP and ZERO TO THREE have also prepared state profiles detailing the approaches of Kansas and Iowa to expanding Early Head Start.
4/25/2008
Seizing the Moment: State Governments and the New Commitment to Reduce Poverty in America by Jodie Levin-Epstein and Kristen Michelle Gorzelany. The three leading presidential candidates are now on record with a public commitment to address poverty and opportunity in the United States. This is in concert with growing state efforts and signals a dramatic turnaround in tackling poverty. In just the last two years, one of every five states has taken action to put poverty on the political agenda. This joint report from CLASP and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity outlines those efforts and provides charts detailing action by policy area. Click to download:
Overview, State-by-State Narratives , or Charts of State Initiatives.
Click here to download the full report.
53 pages. 4/17/2008
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