The Census reports will be much more than a look-back at the state of the country in 2025. Sadly, they will be a preview of the harm ahead for our communities.
Giving charitable donations to families who don’t need them is troubling as it comes when inflation is high, and the administration is slashing funding for social services and other supports that many families rely on, said Ashley Burnside, senior policy analyst at the Center for…
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…
By Rainesford Stauffer Excerpt: Experts stress that America has the resources to make life more affordable. And frequently, communities are fighting for those solutions themselves, from movements for student-debt cancellation or student loan forgiveness to tenants organizing to fight for affordable housing or needed repairs. Developing policy…
This statement can be attributed to Wendy Chun-Hoon, president and executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Washington, D.C., April 6, 2026–The Trump Administration’s budget proposal predictably cuts support for children, families, and workers, at a time when families are already…
The State of the Union is supposed to be a moment for the nation to take stock and see who we are as a society. But Trump’s address was a work of fiction. The real state of our union is fragile, strained, and deeply unequal,…
By Sam Schroeder Isha Weerasinghe, Director of Public Benefits Justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), said while the national crisis impacts every American, states that implemented Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act over the past decade – including Pennsylvania –…
by Patricia Ortiz Excerpt: For her part, Wendy Cervantes, director of Immigration and Immigrant Families at Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), said that, for the past 13 months, children have been experiencing firsthand the consecuencias of the current anti-immigrant and anti-family federal agenda. “While millions of children lose…
In addition to documenting the harms of this past year, this report offers an overview of responsive actions taken by communities, policymakers, and courts to withstand and counter the administration's constant attacks on children, families, and workers. It also provides ways that individuals and communities can…