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May 8, 2023 | Report/Brief | Akosua Meyers

CLASP 2022 Impact Report

In 2020, the tragic impact of the global pandemic and recession on families’ lives increased demand for our work across the board–new ideas in Congress, technical assistance to federal and state agencies, and partnerships with our advocacy colleagues. We put forth ideas during this period…

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.

April 4, 2023 | Report/Brief | Christian Collins

Unionizing Home-Based Providers to help Address the Child Care Crisis

This brief walks through some of the history and current landscape of the child care workforce, including which states have collective bargaining policies in place for home-based child care providers, who fall outside the traditional employer-employee bargaining model and lack a mechanism for collectively organizing…

February 28, 2023 | Report/Brief | Tiffany Ferrette

Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care

This brief outlines the history of inequitable disciplinary practices in child care and early education—and in the context of American society more generally.

January 19, 2023 | Report/Brief | Lorena Roque

Despite Surge in Organizing, Union Membership Rates Dropped in 2022

Despite the surge in union organizing activity in 2022, union membership unfortunately decreased last year.

January 12, 2023 | Report/Brief | Isha Weerasinghe

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: Mental Health Wins Undermined for Black and Brown Youth

This brief provides an overview of the key mental health provisions in the act, gives a timeline of expected implementation, and offers recommendations for mental health policies that center equity.

January 12, 2023 | Report/Brief | Deanie Anyangwe

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: A Dangerous New Chapter in the War on Black Youth

This brief offers context on the youth criminalization crisis in the United States. We then outline a series of harmful elements in the BSCA.

January 9, 2023 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

Addressing Economic Inequity with a Whole-of-Government Approach: Recommendations for Aligning Federal Subsidized Employment Investments

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November 29, 2022 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

State Opportunities to Provide Health Care Coverage for Child Care Professionals

Like other workers with low incomes, child care workers often lack access to affordable coverage options. States have policy options available to ensure affordable health coverage for low-income workers, including child care professionals.

October 13, 2022 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

Advancing Disability Equity and Access in TANF and SNAP for People with Long COVID

This report recommends concrete actions policymakers and program administrators can take to improve accessibility of public programs for people with Long COVID and other disabilities.

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