The current U.S. unemployment rate is 3.6%. Now, try wrapping your head around the idea of a 43% unemployment rate. That’s the unemployment rate among formerly incarcerated Black women.

As #abortionbans & restrictions continue to gain traction, Black women, trans, & non-binary people will be hit hardest. We MUST keep fighting for #ReproductiveJustice. Tell your local DA: Implement policies that prioritize reproductive health care NOW. coc.is/RvW

Today, a federal judge in Oakland blocked a Biden administration rule that limits migrants’ access to asylum at the southern border, casting doubt on the future of a key policy aimed at limiting crossings. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Reforming California’s restitution system is a matter of racial justice. Black youth are younger on average when ordered to pay restitution and are more likely to owe restitution in higher amounts. Call your Senator today to tell them you support #AB1186

Blaming the homelessness crisis solely on mental health and drug abuse means that politicians don't have to address landlords and developer profits. They're really try to blame homelessness on "personal failure" instead of these $3000 a month rents that no one can afford.

Ceres worked with multiple justice systems across the country to collect sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) data. Read more on our website cerespolicyresearch.com/research

Approaching research as though sex is binary and gender is exact leads to incomplete data. This mistake keeps us from creating the best possible mental health policies and programs. scientificamerican.com/article/to-sol…

People who have been incarcerated more than once are 13 times more likely to be homeless than the general public. The criminalization of homelessness itself reinforces this "revolving door" of incarceration. prisonpolicy.org/reports/housin…

“If you can tell a story that removes the harm that has been done — then you change the way we believe we have to deal with it.” - Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange President washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

Want to join an international conversation about the criminalization of LGBTQI+ youth? Our first goal is to organizing an online convening in February 2024. Fill out our questionnaire to join this growing community. bit.ly/47hhzCC

AB 1536 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo would expand access to the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants to undocumented immigrants who aren’t eligible for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled. latimes.com/california/sto…

O’Shea Sibley was a dancer. He was a light. He was brutally killed in Brooklyn, NY while dancing to a Beyoncé song. We must put an end to anti-Black, anti-LGBTQIA+ hate and violence in our society. We must protect our LGBTQIA+ siblings. Rest in Power.

“This practice…is disproportionately inflicted on Black and brown folks, young people, LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities.” - Cori Bush thehill.com/homenews/house…

Immigration is NOT a crime. RT if you agree

Ella Baker Center wanted to complete a youth participatory action research project to understand how youth prison realignment funds are spent in Alameda County. They asked Ceres to teach their young people research, data analysis, and reporting skills. bit.ly/ceres_ebc_2023

Want to partner with Ceres to complete a youth participatory action research project like the one we did with the Ella Baker Center? Inquire here: bit.ly/ceres-institute

Georgetown University's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform @CJJRGU is open for applications if your agency or organization wants to better support LGBTQ+ youth. Find out more here: bit.ly/cjjr_ceres_ncl…

Learn how youth can shape policy through participatory research. Join Ceres and young people from the California Youth Connection as we share how pregnant and parenting foster youth advocated for themselves through research. bit.ly/ceres_cyc_29ma…

Learn about how youth can become more civically engaged! Ceres is having a webinar with California Youth Connection (CYC) about how pregnant and parenting foster youth used their own research findings to shape policy. Register here: bit.ly/ceres_cyc_29ma…

Join our webinar tomorrow about the certificate program to improve outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth that is co-hosted by Ceres Research , @CJJRGU and NCLR – National Center for LGBTQ Rights . You can register here: bit.ly/lgbtq_certific…