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February 11, 2025 |

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.

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June 03, 2024 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

CLASP Announces Launch of TYP Collaborative, a Youth-Focused Advocacy Organization

May 01, 2024 | News Clip | Lorena Roque

Child labor law violations are at their highest in decades.

March 07, 2024 | Fact Sheet | Lorena Roque

CLASP Federal Recommendations to Combat Child Labor

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Young people who have early work experience are more likely to finish school, work consistently throughout adulthood, and earn higher wages. However, low-income youth (particularly youth of color) have limited access to social networks and opportunities like summer and year-round employment that help them understand the world of work, earn decent wages, and master work readiness skills. That’s why CLASP helps states and communities leverage the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as well as other education and training policies, to help low-income youth access employment and training.

Youth Employment

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June 03, 2024 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families
CLASP Announces Launch of TYP Collaborative, a Youth-Focused Advocacy Organization
May 01, 2024 | News Clip | Children, Youth & Families
Child labor law violations are at their highest in decades.
May 25, 2023 | News Clip | Children, Youth & Families
Measuring Quality
May 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
In Los Angeles, Mental Health Meets Workforce to Increase Access to Youth Peer Support
August 30, 2022 | News Clip | Child Care and Early Education
Indivar Dutta-Gupta on C-SPAN Discussing Inflation Reduction Act

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WIOA Opportunities for Action

CLASP is committed to making WIOA work. That’s why we’ve developed short, action-focused memos outlining how states, local areas, advocates, and service providers can leverage opportunities to serve low-income youth and adults through state and local plans, policies and guidance, and budget choices.

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WIOA "Opportunities for Action" memos

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Report/Brief | February 11, 2025
Young Workers Speak Out: New Perspectives on The Need for Paid Leave
Fact Sheet | March 07, 2024
CLASP Federal Recommendations to Combat Child Labor
Report/Brief | April 26, 2023
Centering Youth Voices and Equity in a National Youth Subsidized Employment Program
Fact Sheet | December 13, 2022
Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Young Adults
Report/Brief | August 08, 2022
Recommendations for Strengthening the Reentry Employment Opportunities Program

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