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January 2018
Individual Struggles, Widespread Injustice: Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People's Experiences of Systemic Employment Discrimination in New York City
Publisher(s): This report details the results of a survey done with over 600 trans and gender non-conforming New Yorkers on their experiences of employment discrimination, both during job searches and within the workplace.
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December 2017
Forgotten and Left Behind: Shifting Narratives and Exploring Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth and Young Adults
Publisher(s): This report provides key insights and next steps from CLASP’s 2017 convening, which discussed the need for a multi-generational, multi-racial, youth-centered dialogue around policy change. Participants recognized that young people should drive the agenda for a stronger, healthier, more just, and more equitable future.
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November 2017
Domestic Issues Creating Hardships for Low-Income Utility Customers
Publisher(s): Establishing and maintaining utility service can be a significant challenge for many average American families. This document from the Low Income Energy Assistance Program discusses the importance of protections for utility customers who are experiencing domestic violence and explores protections in different states across the United States.
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October 2017
Taxpayers Who are Victims of Domestic Abuse Should Know Their Rights
Publisher(s): Domestic abuse often includes control over finances, and important part of managing finances is understanding one’s tax rights. This page from the IRS offers information about survivors' rights when filing their taxes.
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October 2017
Foundations for the Future: Empowerment Economics in the Native Hawaiian Context
Publisher(s):Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA), National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD), Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University (IASP), Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
This report offers insight into the challenges and opportunities of building wealth in Native Hawaiian communities, and fills a gap in research by shedding light on a group whose strengths and struggles are uniquely reflective of both indigenous histories and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) experiences.
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October 2017
Tax Information for Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Publisher(s):This brochure provides basic information about Innocent Spousal Relief, including what documentation is needed and privacy issues.
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September 2017
Poverty, Domestic Violence, Social Inequality: What the New Poverty Data Tells Us About Addressing Domestic & Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This report explores recently released poverty data from the U.S. Census Bureau and its implications for domestic violence advocacy.
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August 2017
The Economic Cost of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
Publisher(s): The physical aspects of violence often result in significant medical costs and time off from work, and psychological effects of violence can have long-term consequences. This fact sheet summarizes findings from research literature on the economic consequences and costs of IPV, sexual assault, and stalking for victims and survivors.
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July 2017
Narrowing the Gaps: The Power of Investing in the Poorest Children
Publisher(s): UNICEF's analysis in this study indicates that the number of lives saved per million dollars invested among the poorest children is almost twice as high as the number saved by equivalent investments in less poor groups.
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July 2017
The EITC and the Refundable Child Tax Credit Are Extremely Important to Women’s Economic Security
Publisher(s):This fact sheet evidences how refundable tax credits for low- and moderate income working families, including the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC), provide a significant economic boost to women and their families.
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May 2017
Justice Doesn't Trickle Down: How Racialized and Gendered Rules Are Holding Women Back
Publisher(s): This paper describes in detail a wide range of disparities and inequities experienced by women of color across the domains of economics, safety, and health. It explains that these outcomes are not the result of individual ambition or aptitudes, as conservatives often suggest, but rather an outgrowth of a web of racialized and gendered rules—policies, institutions, and practices—that have emerged from the United States’ long history of racism and sexism.
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March 2017
Understanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This page provides basic facts about the CDCTC including qualified expenses, credit levels, limitations, and links to relevant forms.