Young volunteer gives grocery sack to young needy family, food was donated by local neighbors. Vegetable, fruit, and bread food items are in the bag. Service, kindness, charity, donation, community outreach themes.
By Parthenia Tawfik No child should have to think about whether their mom ate breakfast. But in many immigrant families across the United States, that small sacrifice is not an exception—it’s the norm. So are lunch boxes packed with too little, and school days that…
Increasingly, workers nationwide are demanding fair schedules. Their movement took a step forward when Oregon’s legislature approved Bill 828, making Oregon the first state to establish fair scheduling standards for thousands of retail, hospitality, and food service workers.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the Senate would not vote on the Republican leadership’s health bill until after the July 4th recess.
June is Immigrant Heritage Month, a time when we celebrate our country’s rich immigration history. As a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants, I've dedicated my career to fighting for justice alongside my community. Yet this year has been exhausting and heartbreaking.
Under San Francisco's fair scheduling law, retail employers have to provide workers at least 7 days’ notice of their schedules. It also requires them to compensate workers when shifts are changed or cancelled with short notice. However, many workers have yet to reap the law's…
Many jobs that once provided workers with economic security have been replaced by contingent employment arrangements. This means workers often have to rely on Medicaid to get health insurance for themselves and their families or face going uninsured.
The Community College Success Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would strengthen financial and academic supports that help students complete school and achieve better transfer outcomes. These supports would be delivered through programs at community colleges, which would compete for…
CLASP has released an update to Implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization: A Guide for States. This guidebook summarizes and analyzes key sections of the law and offers recommendations—and cautions—for policymakers and advocates as they consider how to implement those sections.
