CLASP and our partners in the PASCO Coalition have asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its support of Pasco County's discriminatory predictive policing programs...
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is grateful for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce. CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit advancing anti-poverty policy solutions that disrupt structural and systemic…
By India Heckstall and Christian Collins One of the greatest flaws in the American higher education system is that it caters to students matriculating straight from high school and fails to account for the diverse lived experiences and backgrounds of all students. Student parents strive…
In this report, we analyze the landscape for family-based alternative sentencing programs to assess the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their program goals.
Child care has long been unaffordable and inaccessible for many families. The Child Care Development Fund, the primary federal funding source to help families with low incomes access child care, is a crucial support for many families. However, Congress has never funded child care at…
The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN), along with seven partners and one independent researcher, held listening sessions across the country to learn about the concerns, desires, and challenges of immigrant parents and youth.
SNAP’s Employment and Training (E&T) program is designed to assist participants in gaining skills, training, or work experience that helps them obtain regular employment.
CLASP submitted the following comments to the SEC on updating regulations for climate change disclosures. CLASP provided recommendations on how the SEC can create new decision making structures to shift power on marginalized communities , and centering healing and culturally responsive care to respond to…
CLASP responded to a Request for Information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency on ways to advance equity and community partnership in the climate justice grant program.
This report addresses and assesses many policies—particularly presumptive eligibility—that may be useful to other states' efforts to improve their child care subsidy programs.