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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.
Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner detail how the current Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) system and the data strategies used to shape it are often far removed from equitable community engagement practices. They also propose a set of recommendations for strategies to expand data processes through community engagement.
Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner detail how the current Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) system and the data strategies used to shape it are often far removed from equitable community engagement practices. They also propose a set of recommendations for strategies to expand data processes through community engagement.
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.
Adewale Maye was quoted about Juneteeth: "Our government recognizing Juneteenth as a fed holiday is something that is long overdue."
This week, the House and Senate passed, and President Biden signed legislation designating Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This new federal holiday is almost poetic in that it reflects the deferred dreams of generations of Black people as slavery gave way to Jim Crow laws, and Jim Crow to mass incarceration.
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.