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August 8, 2022 | Report/Brief

Recommendations for Strengthening the Reentry Employment Opportunities Program

In this brief, CLASP and NRWC offer a set of recommendations to strengthen and modernize the The federal Reentry Employment Opportunities Program.

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.

May 11, 2022 | Report/Brief

SYEP in 2021: Lessons For a Changing World

This brief summarizes key themes that emerged from interviews with Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEP) funders, program providers, and youth participants in Albany, Denver, Louisville, Los Angeles, New York, and Orlando.

May 11, 2022 | Report/Brief

Toward a Vision of Quality Summer Employment For All Youth

By Noel Tieszen For decades, Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) have provided income, career exposure, and real-life work experience for thousands of young people across the United States. Yet year after year, youth and community leaders report that there are not enough summer jobs to…

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.

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.

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. 

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…

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