Equity and Catastrophe: How Can Resilience Programs Support Vulnerable Populations?
Podcast
Jan 13, 2021
On a day-to-day basis, vulnerable populations suffer from inequities in health, wealth, and education.
Advocacy
Bending the Arc Podcast: The Connection Between Black Fatherhood and Mixed-Income Communities
Podcast
Nov 23, 2020
“Bending the Arc” explores the everyday work of creating inclusive, equitable and racially just communities. This podcast spotlights bold thinking and action by creative, passionate, experienced thinkers and actors from cities and communities around the US and Canada.
CLPHA's COVID-19 Efforts to Date (3/20 update)
Communications
Mar 23, 2020
Special edition of CLPHA newsletter detailing the organization's efforts in response to COVID-19.
CLPHA Education Working Group: Predatory PostSecondary Institutions Webinar
Webinar
Feb 12, 2020
A discussion with attorney Alex Elson from the National Student Legal Defense Network and director of FAIL STATE, Alex Shebanow, to talk about predatory for-profit institutions and how that affects low income residents.
About the film:
Over five years in the making, FAIL STATE investigates the fo
CLPHA Education Working Group: Child Welfare Webinar
Webinar
Dec 18, 2019
CLPHA's education working group held a webinar on Tuesday, December 12, 2:00-3:00pm ET with a presentation from the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), a coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies that since 1920 has worked to serve children and families who are vulnerable.
Keeping Kids Healthy and Engaged When School is Out Through Public and Affordable Housing Communities
Policy Brief
Dec 4, 2019
In California, more than 3.7 million students were eligible for free or reduced priced school meals in the 2017-2018 school year. For many of those students, school meals are the primary source of regular access to healthy food.
NCAN Announces New Advocacy Grant Opportunity for Members
The National College Access Network is pleased to launch this opportunity for our members to engage in advocacy work in higher education policy. Policy decisions at both the federal and state level impact students’ ability to access, pay for, and succeed in college. Our students’ voices, and those of the practitioners who work with them, are powerful avenues to influence policymakers’ decisions at the state level and in Washington, D.C.