Afrofuturism & Systems Change: Reclaiming Mental Models for Child Well-Being offers a powerful framework for advancing justice by transforming the mental models that shape systems, policies, and narratives. Led by CLASP alum Alycia Hardy at the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), the paper centers…
Implementing strict time limits or work requirements in rental assistance programs will put as many as 3 million people at risk of losing their homes without increasing employment opportunities or economic mobility. People who are able to work but lack reliable shelter struggle to find and…
CLASP’s new report, The Exploitative Mechanisms of Precarious Work: National Insights and New Orleans’ Worker Voices, examines how subcontracting, staffing intermediaries, and enforcement gaps create a labor system defined by invisibility and risk-shifting. Through national data and testimonies from event-based workers in New Orleans, this…
On February 3, 2026, Congress passed an amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, funding all federal programs with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security for a full year. President Trump subsequently signed the bill into law. The law offers small increases for…
Today, 430+ national, state, and local organizations signed onto a letter urging Congress to protect these sensitive locations as it negotiates DHS funding.
This report finds that heightened immigration enforcement is harming U.S.-born teenagers in mixed-status households today and setting them up for worse long-term outcomes.
CLASP and other national partners organized a sign-on letter and submitted comments on the NPRM to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 4, 2026.
By Shira Small, Rachel Wilensky, and Stephanie Schmit Since taking office on January 20, the Trump Administration has repeatedly undermined families’ access to child care and early education—disproportionately harming families with low incomes and families of color—by forcing Head Start closures; sowing fear and uncertainty…
CLASP’s new timeline, “The First Year of Trump’s Second Term: Harms to Children, Families, and Workers,” provides a clear illustration of just some of the ways that President Trump and his administration have targeted and harmed families, children, immigrants, communities of color, women, and people…
By Shira Small and Isha Weerasinghe, Executive Summary High maternal mortality rates and rising mental health stressors across the country underscore the need for policies, research, and programming that support maternal mental health and evaluate existing services, particularly for communities of color who face disproportionate…