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May 20, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Kisha Bird

Subsidized Jobs for Young People

The public health and economic crises of the past year have exacerbated existing inequities.

May 13, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Molly Bashay

Subsidized Employment: A Proven Strategy for Supporting Rapid Economic Recovery

This fact sheet defines, details, and advocates for an equity-centered national subsidized employment program.

April 19, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Diana Orozco

Accessing the Third Stimulus Payment for People Traditionally Excluded from the Tax System

We compiled these frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support those who work with unhoused, unbanked, and/or immigrant communities, as well as the people directly impacted, in understanding how to access their stimulus payment

March 8, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

Make Work Pay for Workers Without Children in the Household by Expanding the EITC

Under the American Rescue Plan Act, the maximum Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without children in the household would increase from $543 to $1,502. That difference is the price of a car repair, of one month’s rent, or of a laptop for school. Congress…

March 4, 2021 | Fact Sheet

Summer Youth Employment Programs 2020 Part 3: Innovations and Promising Practices

This is the final part of a three-part series written by CLASP and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) offer short-term, paid opportunities for youth and young adults to gain career exposure, training, and work experience. These programs have been…

March 4, 2021 | Fact Sheet

Summer Youth Employment Programs 2020 Part 2: Challenges

This is part two of a three-part series written by CLASP and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) offer short-term, paid opportunities for youth and young adults to gain career exposure, training, and work experience. These programs have been…

March 4, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Kisha Bird

Summer Youth Employment Programs 2020 Part 1: Why Summer Jobs?

This is part one of a three-part series written by CLASP and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) offer short-term, paid opportunities for youth and young adults to gain career exposure, training, and work experience. These programs have been…

February 9, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Nia West-Bey

Prioritize Young People’s Mental Health with $7.5 Billion Investment

We urge Congress to prioritze young people's healing and wellbeing by making a targeted $7.5 billion investment -- over and above the $4 billion already proposed -- in the mental health of youth ages 16-25. 

July 16, 2020 | Fact Sheet

Congress Must Act to Protect Children and Families Impacted by Interior Immigration Enforcement

The Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrant families have been far-reaching, from limiting access to critical health care and nutrition programs to increased immigration enforcement that separates families.

June 22, 2020 | Fact Sheet

Text-based Mental Health in Medicaid: An Advocacy Explainer

State legislative action is necessary to expand the definition of telehealth to include text messaging and other forms of technology. Read more from CLASP's recent explainer.

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