By Eddie Martin, Jr. History has shown us that civil and human rights progress is often met with resistance, and the early days of the second Trump Administration have been no exception. After just six weeks, the nation faces a profound democratic threat, as the…
A passenger train leaves Raleigh, North Carolina in the morning light. The engine and a line of gleaming passenger cars, winds its way out of the station, leaving the modern cityscape of Raleigh behind.
CLASP recently launched a new project, Building Equitable Economic Supports in the South (BEES). Through the BEES project CLASP is working directly with community organizations and policy organizations in Mississippi and North Carolina to improve the economic well-being of people experiencing poverty. In Mississippi we’re…
Congress must act swiftly to avert another potential shutdown. Policymakers must prioritize families and children with adequate resources to avoid adding more harm to what the loss of pandemic relief programs already caused.
A history of underinvestment in child care results in low wages and lack of other support for providers which can make copayments complex and unaffordable for families. We need increased and sustained public investment.
Technological innovation has always been a central determining factor of job quality. It is essential that strong public policy prevents technology from insidiously claiming control over a worker’s body, time, and autonomy.
Education has been long established as a fundamental right for all in the United States. Yet immigrant children and children in immigrant families face challenges such as barriers to enrollment, language access issues, and fears related to immigration enforcement.
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs provide care and support for farmworker families to help meet their unique needs. Every farmworker family should have access to these programs, but they are drastically underfunded and, as a result, only reach a small portion of eligible families.
Caucasian Mature woman posing with her son, very sad looking through window worried about loss of her job due Covid-19 pandemic
Youth mental health needs existed before the pandemic; indeed, while these needs were clearly growing for years there has long been a mismatch between the level of need and the services available.
