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January 9, 2023 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

Addressing Economic Inequity with a Whole-of-Government Approach: Recommendations for Aligning Federal Subsidized Employment Investments

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December 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet

Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Working People

Providing Income to Unemployed Workers  Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance—enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—helped people unable to work due to the pandemic. This included self-employed workers, those seeking part-time employment, or people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for regular unemployment benefits.…

August 24, 2022 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

House WIOA Reauthorization Makes Important Strides, but Additional Improvements Needed

This brief describes some of the critical updates the House bill makes to WIOA. It also offers CLASP's recommendations for Congress to build toward a workforce system that empowers workers and helps create broadly shared prosperity.

July 8, 2022 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

Poor Job Quality Keeps Women of Color from Economic Opportunity

Building a resilient and sustainable recovery for women of color requires addressing the lack of benefits, worker protections, and well-paying jobs so that women of color can thrive.

May 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Kathy Tran

How House-Passed WIOA Reauthorization Would Change Youth Programs

This brief outlines key changes to current law in the House WIOA bill for youth workforce programs that was passed on May 17, 2022.

April 26, 2022 | Report/Brief | Nia West-Bey

Designing Equitable Community Violence Intervention Strategies with Employment and Workforce Supports

In this brief, we offer recommendations for supporting the design and implementation of community violence interventions based on research and practice evidence.

April 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

Updating WIOA to Empower Workers and Create Shared Prosperity

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.

January 13, 2022 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Subsidized Employment: A Strategy to Address Equity and Inclusion in SNAP E&T Programs

States have a new opportunity to use federal funding through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Employment and Training Program to offer paid work-based learning activities to workers and jobseekers who have been overlooked for far too long and often face compounded economic marginalization.

December 2, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Molly Bashay

10 Things to Know about Workforce Development and the BBB Act

Read about the top 10 things you need to know about how the Build Back Better Act supports workforce development.

November 5, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Molly Bashay

Building Back Better and Advancing Equity with Green Jobs

This fact sheet details what you need to know about proposed investments in public and subsidized employment in Build Back Better.

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