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The availability of child care remains about 12 percent lower than it was before 2020.

Kathy Tran is quoted on the importance of young people gaining employment that provides a livable wage and supports their overall well-being.

"As the United States heads deeper into its third year of the Covid pandemic, Whitney Bunts says the past 25 months have been especially tough on young people."

This article quotes a CLASP report about CTC survey results.

Public benefits fraud committed by people experiencing poverty is quite rare. For example, in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal government has found an overpayment rate of only 0.1 percent, or just a dime for every $100. I was invited to testify before the U.S.…

J. Geiman is quoted about how student debt can cause serious mental health tolls--especially for Black students.

The new three-digit national suicide prevention and mental health crisis lifeline, 988, is set to launch on July 16. Preston Mitchum and Whitney Bunts cover this issue in an piece in the Hill.

"In partnership with CLASP, NABTU, SEIU, and NWLC, Oxfam is calling on Congress to fund affordable, accessible child care and help ensure living wages for providers and all workers."

CLASP was a recipient of a historic donation from MacKenzie Scott.

This article includes the announcement of Indi Dutta-Gupta’s appointment as CLASP's executive director.