Four toddlers sit side-by-side on the floor of their daycare classroom as they pose for a portrait. They are each dressed comfortably and have blocks out in front of them.
CLASP supports HHS's decision to issue a new final rule that increases wages for the Head Start workforce, improves its mental health supports, and enhances services to better meet the needs of children and families across the country.
Adequate access to food is economic justice. But too many people with low incomes are forced to stretch their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because they’re not enough to cover the cost of food.
On March 31, 2021, President Joe Biden declared April 2021 Second Chance Month, bringing attention to the unjust criminal justice system in the United States that unevenly enforces laws and creates conditions for recidivism rather than restoration.
April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week, a time for reflection and action to address large disparities in maternal health experienced by Black women.
A basic income pilot in Stockton, California provided $500 monthly payments to 125 residents with no strings attached. From improved family wellbeing and financial stability to an increase in full-time employment, these positive impacts hold hope for the refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC).
This year's Equal Pay Day denotes when women finally make as much as white men made in all of 2020—the gap is even worse when broken down by race and ethnicity.
Policymakers cut enough red tape in the early days of the pandemic to ensure stable coverage among Medicaid recipients, but a lag in SNAP enrollment despite flexibilities like emergency allotments (EAs) signals the need to eliminate administrative burden.
The horrific violence in Atlanta this week on Asian American women is unconscionable, could have been prevented, and reveals gaping holes in how we protect each other as a society.
To respond to the COVID-19 crisis, which brought into focus the enormous depth of cracks in our public systems, CLASP shifted into high gear—recognizing that our mission to root out poverty and advance racial equity were well matched to this moment.
If signed into law, the American Dream and Promise Act, or H.R. 6., would provide a path to lawful permanent residency and citizenship for Dreamers and other immigrants who call this country home. Here we list provisions in the bill that would promote the safety of beneficiaries…