New blog from CLASP highlights how temp agencies exploit vulnerable workers, especially Black and brown communities, through low wages, unsafe conditions, and discrimination.
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.
By Jackie Mader (EXCERPT) Since 2011, child care programs were considered off-limits for immigration officials, along with churches and K-12 schools, under the federal government’s “sensitive locations” policy, said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at The Center for Law and Social Policy.…
Trigger Warning: This page contains references to themes which some individuals may find distressing, including suicide and harassment. “The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.” – W. E. B. Du Bois By Christian Collins Black…
By James Wright Jr. (EXCERPT) In the North, African Americans faced legalized discrimination in employment and were restricted from joining many unions, according to an article “African American Workers Built America” by Asha Banerjee and Cameron Johnson, published by The Center for Law and Social Policy. “Companies used Black workers as…
The guidance on limiting enforcement in and near sensitive locations played a critical role in providing families with a sense of security in places they accessed every day to thrive and contribute to their communities. It is imperative that Congress codify this longstanding policy.
Cutting Medicaid and taking away people’s health care will harm millions of Americans, worsen our maternal health crisis, increase child poverty, and further jeopardize rural hospitals and other providers.
Effective child care policies require parents and providers at the table. CLASP highlights federal guidance enabling states to use funding for equitable community engagement, ensuring lived experiences shape policy.
From June 2023 to April 2024, CLASP and TYP Collaborative provided technical assistance to community advocates in three localities. Our goal was to increase access to equitable school-based mental health services.