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February 11, 2025 | Report/Brief | Nat Baldino

Young Workers Speak Out: New Perspectives on The Need for Paid Leave

This report finds that youth in America, especially in regions like the South that have high populations of young Black and Brown people, desperately need policies that provide adequate and accessible paid leave from employment.

April 26, 2023 | Report/Brief | Kathy Tran

Centering Youth Voices and Equity in a National Youth Subsidized Employment Program

This brief examines the challenges youth face in the current job market and proposes recommendations for a national subsidized employment program that prioritizes equity and amplifies youth voices.

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.

December 1, 2020 | Report/Brief | Kisha Bird

Youth, Equity, and the Power of Now: Our Collective Responsibility

These policy recommendations address health and mental health, employment and economic security, education and career pathways, justice and safe communities, and child care for youth and young adults in America. 

May 6, 2020 | Report/Brief | Duy Pham

Reconnecting, Realizing and Reimagining Justice: Advancing Economic Justice for Individuals and Communities Impacted by the Criminal Justice System

New report, Reconnecting, Realizing and Reimagining Justice, written by Duy Pham, Kisha Bird and Shae Harris

April 21, 2020 | Report/Brief | Whitney Bunts

Building Pathways, Inclusive Economies, and Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults: Principles for Green Economy Legislation and Investment

CLASP and our partners have identified principles for all advocates and stakeholders to consider when imagining a Green Economy

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