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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.

September 15, 2021 | Report/Brief | Hannah Matthews

Census Data Demonstrate Success of Federal Investments to Address Poverty

The Census Bureau annual release on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage shows that government investments in 2020 successfully reduced poverty.

July 23, 2021 | Report/Brief | Duy Pham

Subsidized Jobs: Youth and adults impacted by the criminal legal system

The public health and economic crises of the past year have exacerbated existing economic inequities. The pandemic has devastated Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color; workers in jobs paying low wages; youth and young adults; women and women of color; and people impacted by…

July 9, 2021 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Subsidized Jobs: An Effective Solution to Build an Equitable, Lasting Recovery

As federal policymakers develop legislation under the American Jobs Plan, they must build a subsidized jobs program grounded in equity so it can fully support workers, employers, and families who confront the steepest barriers to employment and economic opportunity.

December 2, 2020 | Report/Brief | Rosa M. García

Recommendations to Promote Racial and Economic Justice in Postsecondary Education

Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration to address to ensure economic recovery that supports students with low incomes. 

November 19, 2020 | Report/Brief | Adewale Maye

The COVID-19 Recession Presents a Dual Crisis Among Communities of Color

The United States is experiencing an unequal recovery. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to our economy and the livelihoods of workers and their families, particularly workers paid low wages and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant workers.

November 19, 2020 | Report/Brief | Adewale Maye

The Dual Crisis: How the COVID-19 Recession Deepens Racial and Economic Inequality Among Communities of Color

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to our economy and the livelihoods of workers and their families, particularly workers paid low wages and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant workers. The U.S. economy is slowly recovering, but not at all evenly or equitably. Communties…

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