Extreme heat is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous workplace hazards in the United States, yet millions of workers still lack even the most basic heat protections. Across agriculture, construction, warehousing, manufacturing, sanitation, food delivery, landscaping, and food service, workers continue laboring through dangerous…
CLASP, the Center for American Progress, the National Women's Law Center, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children submitted a sign-on letter opposing the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed Head Start rule titled, "Restoring Flexibility to Support Head Start…
Save the Date for the next installment of CLASP’s Equity Matters series, which will focus on how racism is at the root of shaping the fraud narratives in public benefits that are so prevalent in the current national discourse. Our panel of experts will discuss…
On June 4th, Elyse Shaw spoke to Hill staffers on a panel discussion organized by the Women Tech & Telecom Partnership and the Joint Center titled, “Women, Work & AI Panel: Preparing Workers and Communities for the AI Economy.”
On May 28th, Suma Setty presented alongside Tiffany Chang at Protecting Immigrant Families on the impacts of immigration policies on children to the Prevent Child Abuse AZ Coalition.
By Teon Hayes New brief from CLASP argues that allowing SNAP participants to buy rotisserie chicken is a helpful but a far too limited reform. SNAP’s ban on most hot or prepared foods does not reflect the realities of many families, workers, older adults, disabled…
By Kaelin Rapport The brief argues that punitive responses to homelessness, substance use, and mental health challenges—such as forced treatment, detention, and reduced housing assistance—repeat historic failures that pushed people into institutions, prisons, and homelessness instead of care. Rather than criminalizing people in crisis, policymakers…