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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.
CLASP and ZERO TO THREE have announced "Building Strong Foundations," a project promoting federal and state policy actions that comprehensively address the wellbeing on infants and toddlers and their families.
On September 27, 2017, President Trump and Congressional Republican leaders released an outline for their tax proposals, which would provide large tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while providing little benefit to low- and middle-income Americans.
Now that a last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid has failed, it's time for Congress to focus on bipartisan solutions, including reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program.
On September 5, the Trump Administration announced it would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The president’s decision followed months of mixed messages. His public statements vaillated, even as he ramped up enforcement actions that terrorized the immigrant community. So what happens…
With just two weeks left before the end of the federal fiscal year, Senate Republicans are once again trying to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), leaving millions without coverage.
On September 14, 2017, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would guarantee affordable, high-quality child care to millions of working families.
SNAP is a lifeline for millions of individuals and families in America. The Census Bureau's 2016 data proves that SNAP effectively lifts people out of poverty.
Through CLASP's Work Support Strategies initiative, six state took on the challenge of streamling their public benefit programs to better serve low-income people.
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.
