*January 20, 2020—For an updated set of recommendations, please see CLASP’s 2021 Policy Agenda for the Biden Administration*

We are honored to share with you our recommendations for immediate actions that the Biden-Harris Administration can take to both eradicate the devastation created by the Trump Administration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing recession – and advance beyond those reversals toward healing and structural change. This summary paper, and the proposals that will accompany it, lay out the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)’s priorities for immediate action in ten broad policy areas, all focused on supporting people with low incomes and on advancing racial equity. Across all areas, we take the approach of proposing immediate responses to the current crises that also serve as a springboard to larger reform. The ten papers, some available already and others that will be available shortly, relate to the following topics:

Overview

• Summary of memos and priority actions

Child Care and Early Education

• Urgently Address the Child Care Crisis and Invest in Equitable Child Care and Early Learning for All
  • Child Care and Early Learning: Addressing the Urgent Crisis and Investing in the Future

Health and Mental Health

• Boldly Address the Current Mental Health and Well-being Crisis for Economically Marginalized People and Communities of Color

Immigration

• Stop the Damage and Start Healing for Children in Immigrant Families
  • Children’s Chapter of Immigration Big Book
  • Federal Transition Priorities to Defend and Support America’s Children in Immigrant Families

Income and Work Supports

• Fight Poverty, Hunger, and Health Care Needs by Removing Barriers to Program Access
• Address the Crisis and Transform the Future for Young Children and Their Families

Job Quality and Work/Life

• Provide Long-Overdue Paid Leave to All Workers and Their Families
• Promote Good Jobs for All

Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development

• Promote Racial and Economic Justice in Higher Education

Youth and Young Adults

• Youth, Equity and the Power of Now: Our Collective Responsibility

Justice

• Divest from Policing and Mass Incarceration, Invest in Communities and Families of Color