Center for the Study of Social Policy

Play can look different for everyone. Discover ways to make play accessible, culturally relevant, and meaningful to all preschool children in this webinar: https://acf.mobi/3WeiOyP

Last week, CSSP President & CEO Leonard Burton joined the Children's Defense Fund annual Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. Serving on a panel focused on economic mobility, Leonard joined Alisha Porter, State Director, Children's Defense Fund Minnesota; Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director, FPWA Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies; and José A. Perez, MPS, Project Manager, Children's Defense Fund - New York in discussing the crucial need for #economicjustice and anti-racist policy making, including an expanded Child Tax Credit.   Thank you to our friends and partners at CDF for this opportunity to further discuss and amplify such crucial issues as racial justice, economic justice, health justice, and family autonomy.   Learn more about economic justice and expanding the Child Tax Credit at www.abccoalition.org, a cross-cutting group of national, state, and grassroots organizations co-founded by CSSP and CDF. #ExpandTheCTC #EconomicJustice #FamilyAutonomy #ChildCare #FamilyNeeds #RacialJustice #ChildAllowance #CTC #ChildTaxCredit #EconomicEquality #StableFamilies #FoodInsecurity #Parents #Families #Equity

In this video, Raegen Selden discusses the critical importance of ensuring that families with the lowest incomes receive the maximum Child Tax Credit (CTC). As a dedicated Parent and Caregiver Advisory Board Member, Raegen's advocacy underscores the need for economic equity and support for our most vulnerable families. Watch to understand how the Expanded CTC can bring much-needed financial stability to those who need it most. Raegen's insights highlight the power of targeted economic policies in creating a more just society. #ChildTaxCredit #EconomicSupport #FamilyAdvocacy #SocialJustice #EconomicEquity https://loom.ly/wCVDw10

CSSP President and CEO Leonard Burton and Senior Fellow Bill Bettencourt recently sat down to discuss how and why we need to show up for LGBTQ+ youth and more on the groundbreaking getREAL initiative which calls for critical supports and a focus on community to ensure our young people can grow into healthy adults, loved, and respected for all that they are. In this short excerpt, Bill shares important resources that can support and inform any work being done with LGBTQ+ young people. Watch now: https://loom.ly/i1GadYg #economicjustice #healthjustice #familyautonomy #racialjustice #familysupport #family #mentalhealth #community #familylove #parentingsupport #communitysupport #mentalhealthawareness #youthlgbt #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #gay #pride #trans #lesbian #loveislove #lgbtyouth #bi #transgender #lgbtqia #lgbtinformation #lgbtqinformation #lgbtqpride #lgbtqrepresentation #lgbtqresources #lgbtcommunity #lgbtplaces #youth

We need a fundamental shift in how we think about supporting our nation’s children. Learn more about why an expanded #childtaxcredit is so critically important to our nation's families. ABC Coalition Parent Advisory Board member Tia Simmons shares her story and why we need an adequate, monthly, available-to-all Child Allowance. Read her post here: https://loom.ly/aMYkj5A #EconomicJustice #FamilyAutonomy #ChildCare #FamilyNeeds #RacialJustice #LetUsRise #ChildAllowance #CTC #ChildTaxCredit #EconomicEquality #StableFamilies #FoodInsecurity #Parents #Families #Equity

“Com­mu­ni­ty-based providers have led the way on devel­op­ing cul­tur­al­ly respon­sive pro­grams that increase engage­ment, reten­tion and pos­i­tive out­comes for par­tic­i­pants. Draw­ing on the wis­dom of these providers, CSSP’s report makes rec­om­men­da­tions for pol­i­cy­mak­ers to unlock the trans­for­ma­tive poten­tial of these pro­grams to advance youth and fam­i­ly well-being in com­mu­ni­ties of color.” Sarah Bradach, a pro­gram asso­ciate in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Evi­dence-Based Prac­tice Group. Read more and learn about our report, Culture is Healing: Removing the Barriers from Culturally Responsive Services, here: https://loom.ly/MNnl20I (CC: Esi Hutchful) #Parenting #Family #Families #FamilyAutonomy #FamilyWellbeing #FamilyNeeds #ChildWellbeing #EconomicEquality #StableFamilies #Parents #Equity #ConcreteSupports #FFPSA #Evidence #EvidenceBased #Culture #CulturallyAdapted #CulturallyResponsive #culturalidentity #identity #culture #culturalheritage #culturaldiversity #culturalcompetence #antiracism #equity #indigenous #native

We all want children to be happy and healthy—access to #affirming, #supportive, and #inclusive health care; to caring adults who fully support and honor their development; to schools that promote their growth and learning; and to communities and friends that respect and support them. Unfortunately, despite knowing what children need, policymakers in many states have done the exact opposite, and are doing so at a staggering rate. We must do better. Children should not be sacrificed for political gain or personal agendas. Learn more in our #blog post: https://loom.ly/B7vGrgA #whatweowe #policychange #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQI #LGBTQIA #lgbtqrights #lgbtqcommunity #transgender #humanrights #equality #gayrights #bisexual #transrights #trans #nonbinary #lgbtrights lgbtqrightsarehumanrights #queer #lesbian #gay #bi #trans #loveislove #lovewins #PrideMonth

Women make up 9 out of 10 workers in the formal care workforce, and women of color and immigrant women are overrepresented in these jobs where median wages hover around $14 per hour. Meanwhile women provide twice as much unpaid care as men. By failing to publicly invest in family caregiving, we are CHOOSING to privilege some forms of caregiving over others, and some caregivers over others—harming Black, Latinx/e, Indigenous, and immigrant women and their families. Learn more: https://loom.ly/Fx0_GMw #caregivers #caregiver #caregiving #caregiversupport #care #family #compensation #familyautonomy #economicsecurity #caregiversupport #caregivercompensation #caregiverpolicy #publicpolicy #CTC #childtaxcredit #childcare #investinfamilies #TANF #paidleave #medicaid #eldercare #disabilitycare #veterancare #socialsecurity #veteranassistance #taxcredits #EITC #paidfamilyleave #equity #FamilyCaregiver #CaregivingAroundTheClock #CaregivingHappens #CaregiverAnd #investincaregivers #economicsecurity #familysecurity #WhatWeOweFamilies #WhatWeOweCaregivers

Many families of color still live in communities that are widely recognized to be ill-served by the current human services infrastructure and which have too few, if any, of the culturally responsive services they deserve. While increasing funding for prevention is a step in the right direction, state and federal agencies must issue an explicit commitment to supporting organizations providing services that are developed to best serve communities of color. Learn more: https://loom.ly/kXL_f6w #Parenting #Family #Families #FamilyAutonomy #FamilyWellbeing #FamilyNeeds #ChildWellbeing #EconomicEquality #StableFamilies #Parents #Equity #ConcreteSupports #FFPSA #Evidence #EvidenceBased #Culture #CulturallyAdapted #CulturallyResponsive #culturalidentity #identity #culture #culturalheritage #culturaldiversity #culturalcompetence #antiracism #equity #indigenous #native

"I could walk in your office and you could have rainbow flags all over your office, and if all you want to do is check a box, I'm not talking to you. If you're not interested in ALL that I am, I'm not interested in talking to you.” getREAL focuses on true intersectionality—the WHOLE child—and not just pieces of their identity. Watch highlights from a conversation between CSSP President and CEO Leonard Burton and Senior Fellow Bill Bettencourt as they discuss how and why we need to show up for LGBTQ+ youth and more on the groundbreaking getREAL initiative which calls for critical supports and a focus on community to ensure our young people can grow into healthy adults, loved, and respected for all that they are. Watch now: https://loom.ly/DD1fXvc #economicjustice #healthjustice #familyautonomy #racialjustice #familysupport #family #mentalhealth #community #familylove #parentingsupport #communitysupport #mentalhealthawareness #youthlgbt #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #gay #pride #trans #lesbian #loveislove #lgbtyouth #bi #transgender #lgbtqia #lgbtinformation #lgbtqinformation #lgbtqpride #lgbtqrepresentation #lgbtqresources #lgbtcommunity #pridemonth #lgbtplaces #youth