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May 5, 2021 | Testimony/Comments

Letter to Congress to include an equity-centered national subsidized employment program in the American Jobs Act

CLASP joined Heartland Alliance, the National Youth Employment Coalition and nearly 100 national and local organizations calling on Congress to include an equity-centered national subsidized employment program as a part of the forthcoming recovery package as recommended by President Biden in his American Jobs Plan. 

April 30, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Duy Pham

Letter to Congress to ensure youth and adults impacted by the criminal legal system are a priority in the American Jobs plan.

CLASP joined over 90 state, local and national criminal justice, workforce development, antipoverty, and racial equity organizations in calling for Congress to ensure youth and adults impacted by the criminal legal system remain a priority in the American Jobs Plan. 

January 29, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Molly Bashay

CLASP Recommendations regarding National Apprenticeship Act Reauthorization

In this letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, CLASP presents recommendations to promote high-quality apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships to ensure that students with low incomes, students of c

June 15, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

CLASP Comments on SNAP E&T NPRM

The proposed SNAP E&T regulation largely implements provisions that were included in the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill. In light of the current health and economic crisis, we urge FNS to immediately issue guidance allowing states to begin implementing subsidized employment as part of their E&T…

April 8, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Kisha Bird

CLASP COVID-19 Workforce Response Recommendations

CLASP sent this letter to congressional members recommending actions to address the needs of workers in low-wage jobs, those already unemployed and struggling to find work, and those who live in poverty during the economic-fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

March 18, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Rosa M. García

CLASP Statement for the Record on Reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act

CLASP submitted this statement for the record outlining the necessity of addressing equity and expanding access for nontraditional apprenticeship populations in any forthcoming reauthorization of the National Apprenticeship Act.

November 8, 2019 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP comments on DOS’s interim final rule, “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds”

CLASP submitted comments on DOS’s interim final rule, “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds."

May 21, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Kisha Bird

Kisha Bird Testifies Before the U. S. House of Representatives

Kisha Bird testified at the House Committee on Education and Labor hearing “Eliminating Barriers to Employment: Opening Doors to Opportunity.” 

March 29, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents

CLASP strongly opposes the USDA proposed regulation to limit SNAP for adults without dependents or documented disabilities. As antipoverty experts, we believe the proposed changes will not incentivize people to seek and maintain work, and will have damaging consequences for the well-being and long-term success…

March 5, 2019 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP Comments on 30-day Perkins State Plan

CLASP submitted initial comments to the Department of Education (ED) on the Perkins V State Plan template on December 12, 2018.

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