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This fact sheet states why the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) must address the needs of students of color and immigrant youth.
This fact sheet states CLASP's priorities in connecting low-income students to good jobs and careers through the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA).
In this article for the National Youth Employment Coalition, Whitney Bunts, Marlen Mendoza, and Nia West-Bey discuss findings from their report "Our Ground Our Voices."
This RFP from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), funded by the Kresge Foundation, offers state and local agencies and system leaders in mental health, health, human services, youth, and aligned sectors an opportunity to partner with experts around the country to advance policies that support transformation and healing for transition-age youth (ages 16-17) and young adults (ages 18-24) in low-income communities.
Applications are due Wednesday, March 6, 2019. For more information, download the RFP.
To help guide CLASP's works and technical assistance efforts in mental and behavioral health, the team asked a number of experts in many fields, including mental and behavioral health, federal Medicaid policy, racial justice, youth workforce development, including voices from impacted communities, to be a part of our advisory board. Our incredible advisory board members are listed here.
DACA beneficiaries and TPS holders are caught in a state of uncertainty about their futures. Every day Congress and the Administration fail to act, they further endanger the economic security and wellbeing of immigrant families.
Yesterday, Congress passed the First Step Act with overwhelming bipartisan support. The compromise bill is the first federal legislation in decades that attempts to address the nation's unacceptable mass incarceration problem, while also providing critical reentry resources to support returning citizens' access to employment, training, and support services.
Congress passed the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The bill strengthens JJDPA’s core protections, adds accountability measures, and stipulates use of evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches to juvenile justice policy and practice.
Coalition on Human Needs' coverage on our Unjustice event we held in Washington, DC and via Facebook Live.
"According to Isha Weerasinghe, a senior policy analyst focused on mental health for the Center for Law and Social Policy, undermining Medicaid and Medicare will 'deter states from providing depression screening and preventive services that maintain and improve mental health. This will be devastating for populations in poverty, particularly people of color, who are most likely to be insured by Medicaid, and would increase racial disparities of mental health.'"