Supporting Employment

Getting, and keeping, a job is a growing challenge in our highly complex and competitive job market. All too frequently, state and local governments deny access to critical education and training opportunities and assign low-income individuals to dead-end tasks that do not lead to real jobs. In addition, the federal and state governments continue to fail to adequately fund or provide necessary work supports, such as child care.

The National Center for Law and Economic Justice works with colleagues across the country to ensure that individuals and families continue to have access to the necessary education, skill-development, and child care that they need to find and sustain living-wage employment. We welcome inquiries from advocates and opportunities to work together on these issues. Contact the Center.

Recent NCLEJ Advocacy:

NCLEJ Report Influences New York City Mayor's 2005 Proposals (October, 2005)

Center and Colleagues Protect Medicaid for Working Parents in Texas (April, 2005)

NCLEJ Promoted Child Care for Working Parents (2005)

NCLEJ and Colleagues Supported Access to Education and Training in New York City (2003)