Subsidized employment programs that increase labor supply and demand are a proven, underutilized strategy for reducing poverty in the short and long term. This article proposes two new separate but harmonized federal funding streams for subsidized employment.
Archive: Kali Grant
From family leave to inclusive paid leave — the importance of the disability lens
Nearly all of us will need to take time away from a job at some point to address a family member’s or our own serious illness, or to welcome a new child into our family. Unfortunately, in the United States we have a patchwork system filled with holes when it comes to paid leave.
Webinar – Paid Family and Medical Leave: The Disability Angle
Webinar - Paid Family and Medical Leave: The Disability Angle DATE: Monday, October 23, 2017 TIME: 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Eastern REGISTRATION: Registration is required. To register, visit here. People across the United States are talking about the need for paid family...
Security & Stability: Paid Family and Medical Leave and its Importance to People with Disabilities and their Families
The need for paid leave is universal and well documented. This first-of-its-kind report by GCPI and The Arc explores paid family and medical leave from the disability angle.
Poverty and Inequality in America: Why We Should Care and What We Should Do
Article in the Fall 2015 issue of InSight on two-generation approaches to poverty reduction and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Economic Inequality: Causes, Consequences and Responses
Book release On September 9, in partnership with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the center hosted a national poverty event to highlight the newly-released book, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. The event included a presentation by the...
Taking on Chronic Unemployment: Lessons Learned From 40 Years of Subsidized Employment Programs
Webinar On August 10, GCPI co-hosted a webinar entitled, “Taking on Chronic Unemployment: Lessons Learned from 40 Years of Subsidized Employment Programs,” with the National Employment Law Project (NELP) and Heartland Alliance. The webinar shared the findings and...
Strengthening Unemployment Protections in America: The Case for a Stronger Federal Role and Opportunities for State Action
Strengthening Unemployment ProtectionsThe center cosponsored an event, "Strengthening Unemployment Protections in America," with the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the National Employment Law Project (NELP). At the event, Representative Sandy Levin (D-MI) and...
Strengthening Unemployment Protections in America: Modernizing Unemployment Insurance and Establishing a Jobseeker’s Allowance
In partnership with the Center for American Progress (CAP) and National Employment Law Project (NELP), the center released a report on modernizing unemployment insurance for a 21st century economy and establishing a new Jobseeker’s Allowance.
Lessons Learned from 40 Years of Subsidized Employment Programs: A Framework, Review of Models, and Recommendations for Helping Disadvantaged Workers
Subsidized employment is a promising strategy for boosting incomes and improving labor market outcomes and well-being, especially for disadvantaged workers. This report represents findings from an extensive review of evaluated or promising subsidized employment programs and models spanning four decades that target populations with serious or multiple barriers to employment in the United States.