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This blog details how advocates and policymakers can take tangible steps to make Pride Month 2022 a more equitable and prosperous time for LGBTQ workers and their families.
Stephanie Schmit was quoted about President Biden's child care plan, which she says would fall short of a $700 billion long-term investment that's needed to overhaul the system.
Lawmakers have temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) available to families with children in 2021. This policy is anticipated to reduce child poverty by nearly half.
Christine Johnson-Staub details recently released guidance from the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care. The guidance is on the provision of Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) supplemental dollars and encourages states to take bold steps in implementing CCDBG relief funds.
Millions of workers have jobs with low pay, shifting schedules, few if any benefits, and limited opportunities for advancement. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis made the struggles of low wage work even harder.
Dr. Nia West-Bey and Nat Baldino were quoted in this article about the impact of toxic work environments for young people.
"People of color are statistically less likely to be able to afford quality child care and early education programs, according to research from the Center for Law and Social Policy."
the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Family Values at Work (FV@W), and others hosted government and community partners from states with PFML programs gathered in Tacoma, Washington for “Paid Leave Collaboration and Connections: A Convening for States Leading the Way,” in October 2019. It focused on advancing equity in state-level PFML efforts. This report, Equity Matters: Lessons on Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs, offers lessons from the event to inform state and federal policymakers, administrators, and advocates in developing and carrying out equity-focused PFML programs.
Last Friday’s jobs report is a stark reminder that only when we invest in solutions that directly benefit workers who’ve been most affected by the pandemic’s toll will everyone experience our nation’s economic recovery. An equitable recovery requires policymakers to invest in an equity-focused subsidized employment initiative that supports people our nation has too often left behind.
Hannah Matthews co-authored an op-ed for The Hill about the need to upgrade the nation's care infrastructure.