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Parker Gilkesson was a contributor to TIME Magazine's "40 Ways to Build a More Equitable America" feature.
Adequate access to food is economic justice. But too many people with low incomes are forced to stretch their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because they’re not enough to cover the cost of food.
CLASP's roundup of the top AFP provisions that support people with low incomes.
Hannah Matthews discussed child care and early education and the American Families Plan on this episode.
Molly Bashay was interviewed about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on labor and automation.
"According to the Center for Law and Social Policy, one in six jobs have been lost in child care during the pandemic."
Hannah Matthews spoke on C-SPAN about child care, education, and labor proposals in President Biden’s American Families Plan.
After nearly 13 years of extraordinary creativity and leadership at CLASP—and as Director of Youth Policy since 2014—Kisha Bird will depart the organization on June 4.
“Lifting the ban on safety net supports reduces material hardship for formerly incarcerated people, who are exceedingly paid low earnings and face high rates of unemployment due to factors such as discrimination in hiring,” CLASP’s Darrel Thompson and Ashley Burnside wrote in a policy brief this year.
The American Families Plan (AFP) released today by the Biden-Harris Administration reflects the full range of bold proposals needed to transform the economy so it truly works for children, young people, women, and families.