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March 30, 2026 | Blog Post | Wendy Cervantes

From Prenatal to Infancy: Why Birthright Citizenship Matters in the Earliest Phases of Life

Birthright citizenship as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution has ensured the clarity and stability babies and their families need, and those protections should remain. 

March 27, 2026 | Blog Post | Elyse Shaw

The Dangerous and Violent Reality of Controlling Women

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we should reflect on how far women’s rights have come over the years, along with the recent significant backsliding.

March 24, 2026 | Blog Post | Jesse Fairbanks

HUD’s Plan to Expand Work Requirements and Time Limits Will Destabilize Millions and Drain Providers’ Resources

HUD’s proposed rule would allow work requirements and two-year limits on rental assistance, risking more evictions and homelessness. Evidence shows these policies do not improve employment or income, and they could divert resources from effective housing supports. Advocates argue HUD should expand assistance, not punish…

March 11, 2026 | Blog Post

Parenthood Can Be an Entry Point Into Poverty

Ashley Blair, member of CLASP's Community Partnership Group, describes how raising children brings joy, but also financial strain, career sacrifice, and urgent need for stronger public policy supports.

March 10, 2026 | Blog Post | Elyse Shaw

The Fight for Trans Rights is the Fight for Everyone’s Rights

Anti-trans policies harm transgender people, undermine women’s rights, restrict public life and work, and threaten broader civil rights for everyone.

March 10, 2026 | Blog Post | Diane Harris

Conflating Equity and Equality Harms the Growth of Registered Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship goals are undermined by funding cuts, layoffs, and anti-equity rollbacks that restrict access, growth, and worker opportunity.

March 10, 2026 | Blog Post | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Ensuring Everyone Eats: Why We’re Expanding How We Think About Food Assistance

Ensuring that everyone eats feels urgent, but it also feels possible. Our ancestors showed us how. They fed one another through conditions far worse than this. They survived because they had each other.

March 6, 2026 | Blog Post | Lulit Shewan

Centering Black Women in the Fight for Safe Jobs

For Black women, safety has never been guaranteed. It has had to be demanded, defended, and organized for.

March 3, 2026 | Blog Post | Parker Gilkesson Davis

“Say That With Love” Episode 4 – Enjoys Meals with Vegetables with Parker Gilkesson Davis

CLASP’s Parker Gilkesson Davis was featured on a podcast from the National Black Child Development Institute about food, health, and family well-being.

March 3, 2026 | News Clip | Wendy Cervantes

Despite Protected Status, 261 DACA Recipients Have Been Arrested and 86 Deported

As someone who worked in those early days of the DACA program to ease fears and encourage youth to apply, it breaks my heart to see the trust they put into the process betrayed more than a decade later,” said Wendy Cervantes, a director at…

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