The Federal time limit in SNAP already limits eligibility for childless adults aged 18-50, with some exemptions. But due to the complex nature of low-income households and extended families, mothers and children are at risk of being harmed by the USDA's proposed SNAP rule.

As policymakers talk about health care for all, CLASP wants them to explicitly include immigrants when defining “all.” We know society is better off when everyone—parents & children, citizens & non-citizens—has access to health care. 

Young adults who are unemployed and underemployed can receive SNAP. But, on February 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service proposed a regulation that would take away food from about 755,000 struggling workers without children. Should this rule be finalized, it would…

The Trump Administration has proposed a regulation that would take away food assistance from over 750,000 people, including college students with low incomes.

CLASP & National Skills Coalition examine how states can begin their Perkins V planning process. 

This Black History Month, let’s remember two pioneers—Fannie Lou Hamer and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm—who fought hunger. 

Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposed a bold step toward expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care for America’s families.

CLASP's Pronita Gupta shares her own story of taking paid family leave in California. 

CLASP has encouraged states to use a number of WIOA's policy levers to best serve low-income people. 

For more than two years, the Trump Administration has tried to use regulations and waivers as a backdoor strategy to reduce access to basic needs programs that help families thrive. As threats mount, the notice-and-comment process is gaining traction as an important part of public…