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August 25, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

CLASP Supports FNS’ Revisions of SNAP Civil Right Data Collection Method

CLASP is in support of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) proposal to revise Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations that cover the collection and reporting of race and ethnicity data by State agencies on persons receiving benefits from SNAP.

March 31, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

CLASP Testimony on the Racialized History of Fraud in SNAP

My name is Parker Gilkesson and I’m a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy. My experience as a North Carolina caseworker led to my commitment to become a researcher, advocate, and expert on SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid. CLASP is a…

December 8, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Teon Hayes

CLASP Responds to Request for Information: Center for WIC Modernization and Delivery, Docket No. FNS-2021-0038

CLASP responds to Request for Information: Center for WIC Modernization and Delivery, Docket No. FNS-2021-0038.

July 16, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

CLASP Responds to Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA, Docket No. USDA-2021-0006

By Parker Gilkesson

July 7, 2021 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP Responds to Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government, OMB Doc. No. 2021-09109

By CLASP, the Community Partnership Group (CPG), and New Deal for Youth (ND4Y) Changemakers 

June 15, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

CLASP Comments on SNAP E&T NPRM

The proposed SNAP E&T regulation largely implements provisions that were included in the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill. In light of the current health and economic crisis, we urge FNS to immediately issue guidance allowing states to begin implementing subsidized employment as part of their E&T…

November 26, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

CLASP Comments on SNAP Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances

CLASP submitted comments on the proposed rule concerning the standardization of state heating and cooling standard utility allowances for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

November 8, 2019 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP comments on DOS’s interim final rule, “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds”

CLASP submitted comments on DOS’s interim final rule, “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds."

September 20, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

NPRM – Revision of Categorical Eligibility in SNAP RIN 0584-AE62

CLASP comments opposing the proposed rule to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility for SNAP.

March 29, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson

Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents

CLASP strongly opposes the USDA proposed regulation to limit SNAP for adults without dependents or documented disabilities. As antipoverty experts, we believe the proposed changes will not incentivize people to seek and maintain work, and will have damaging consequences for the well-being and long-term success…

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