D.C. Medicaid Funds Mental Health Coaching by Text that Centers Racial Justice

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and amplified the growing mental health need for young people of color...

May 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Kathy Tran

How House-Passed WIOA Reauthorization Would Change Youth Programs

May 18, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Requires Equitably Addressing the Climate Crisis

May 12, 2022 | News Clip | Kathy Tran

How Do I Find a Job After College? Here’s What to Prioritize

When we invest in young people, we break the cycle of poverty, spark our economy, and strengthen our nation’s future. However, 4 in 10 are low income, struggling to access education and employment that prepares them for success. The rate is even higher for youth of color, who are more likely to be disconnected from school and work, attend under-resourced schools, and encounter the criminal justice system as a result of structural. CLASP works at the federal, state, and local levels to break down barriers in education and employment, focusing on racial and gender inequity as well as promoting youth as community assets. We promote effective policy that centers youth voice and enables communities to create pathways out of poverty.

Featured Expert:

Nia West-Bey

Director of Youth Policy

Youth and Young Adults

New from CLASP

May 23, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

D.C. Medicaid Funds Mental Health Coaching by Text that Centers Racial Justice

May 18, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Requires Equitably Addressing the Climate Crisis

May 12, 2022 | News Clip | Children, Youth & Families

How Do I Find a Job After College? Here’s What to Prioritize

May 11, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

A View from the Classroom: How Policymakers Can Improve Teachers’ Mental Health

May 10, 2022 | News Clip | Children, Youth & Families

Youth Mobile Response: A Tool for Decriminalizing Mental Health

Increasing Enrollment, Improving Outcomes

Our Advancing Strategies to Align Programs (ASAP) project helps state-level advocates increase enrollment in work support programs, including Medicaid and SNAP, through more integrated systems. There is strong evidence that work supports improve people’s immediate and long-term health as well as their educational and economic outcomes. Research also shows that receiving the full package of benefits—not just one program—is especially effective.

ASAP Project Overview