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July 2, 2026 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

One Year into H.R. 1: Funding for Health Care and Nutrition Programs Slashed While Immigration Enforcement Balloons, Harming Millions

July 4th will mark one year since Congress passed and Donald Trump signed into law the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025, which included the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the programs’ histories and prioritized funding to separate immigrant families and give tax breaks…

April 13, 2026 | Blog Post | Teon Hayes

Rooted in Justice and Joy: What Black Mothers Are Telling Us

When Black mothers are not centered, their full humanity is reduced to simplified, incomplete, and inaccurate representations. 

January 9, 2026 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

Freezing $10 Billion in Federal Funding Will Harm Children and Families

The Trump Administration is using politically motivated, racist, and anti-immigrant commentary to villainize those who oppose them and excuse the illegal withholding of federal funding. Children, families, and child care providers will suffer from these actions.

October 01, 2025 | event | Wendy Cervantes

Wendy Cervantes and Suma Setty Speak at Maternal Mental Health and Immigrant and Refugee Women, Parents and Communities Webinar

Wendy Cervantes and Suma Setty spoke at the webinar “Maternal Mental Health and Immigrant and Refugee Women, Parents and Communities,” presented in partnership by Funders for Maternal Mental Health, Grantmakers in Health, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, and Early Childhood Funders Collaborative. 

September 24, 2025 | Blog Post | Teon Hayes

Families Affected by Substance Use Need Holistic Healing and Recovery Support

Recovery is not just about surviving substance use. For mothers and those they love, it’s about building a future where healing is possible, families are whole, and every generation has the chance to thrive.

June 26, 2025 | Blog Post | Teon Hayes

The Silent Link: The Food System’s Role in Black Maternal Mortality

Food insecurity or the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life is not just a symptom of poverty; it’s a silent force exacerbating the Black maternal health crisis.

April 30, 2025 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Medicaid Cuts Come Into Focus: Millions Stand to Lose Health Care

As Congress considers slashing up to $880 billion from Medicaid, new details reveal plans to impose harmful “work requirements,” eliminate eligibility for legal immigrants, and restructure funding through risky per capita caps. These proposed changes will lead to mass disenrollment

April 28, 2025 | Press Release | Cemeré James

New Tracker Documents DOGE’s Harms to Children, Families, People with Low Incomes

This tracker compiles and updates the harmful actions taken by the Trump Administration—particularly through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by unelected billionaire Elon Musk—to dismantle the federal government.

April 11, 2025 | Blog Post | Isha Weerasinghe

Attacks on DEI Negatively Affect Prenatal and Postpartum Mental Health

April 11-17, 2025 is Black Maternal Health Week. Current proposed cuts to Medicaid and DEI programs threaten to diminish the physical and mental health of Black women.

March 28, 2025 | Press Release | Cemeré James

Latest Round of HHS Cuts Will Further Harm Children, Families & People with Low Incomes

CLASP decries the cuts announced yesterday to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These reductions will affect mental health, disabled people, rural communities, vaccines for children, and community health workers who address inequities for people across the lifespan, among others.

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