Front view of multi-ethnic coworkers in 20s and 30s wearing coveralls and smiling at camera while enjoying coffee and conversation on foundry staircase.
While federal policies remain essential for widespread reform, the power of community-led efforts demonstrates that change is possible—one city, state, and coalition at a time.
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a farm bill that would immediately take food off the table of hundreds of thousands of working families. Even more troubling is that the House farm bill’s already-harmful nutrition title was made worse during the floor vote through the…
The House TANF bill would require all recipients of cash assistance to meet regularly with a case manager. Withought new resources, states wouldn't be able to provide meaningful individualized services.
As people stock up on supplies to prepare for the year’s storms, we need to ensure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are ready, too.
Medicaid is under siege again after several failed attempts by Congress last year to drastically restructure it. This time, states are on the attack, with the blessing and encouragement of the federal CMS. Many states are seeking waivers to drastically change Medicaid’s eligibility criteria by…
The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a TANF reauthorization bill with no Democratic support. But members of both parties have said TANF isn't providing people what they need to find and keep good jobs.
With the historic allocation of $2.4 billion in new federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds in the 2018 omnibus spending bill, we have the opportunity to improve child care and early education policies for infants and toddlers, and their parents and caregivers.…
Today, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and colleagues in the Senate, along with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA 40) and colleagues in the House, introduced the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act to protect children separated from their parents by immigration enforcement actions.
The benefits of expanding Medicaid are clear: Greater financial security for those gaining health coverage, fewer uninsured patients for hospitals to treat, and projected net fiscal gains for states.
Many people know immigration agents aren’t supposed to arrest and apprehend people at places like schools, hospitals, and churches. It’s less widely known that early childhood programs are also protected.
States have reduced time-consuming administrative processes and improved state delivery systems by streamlining and simplifying public benefit programs. Unfortunately, the House farm bill would roll back these gains in SNAP, hurting hardworking families and burdening state officials.
It's not too late to make your 2024 tax-deductible donation to CLASP! Complete your gift before midnight on December 31st to help us fight in the new year for policy priorities that build communities, reduce poverty, and promote racial equity.
