CLASP

The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announces that it has chosen Indivar “Indi” Dutta-Gupta as its next executive director.

This article profiles Parker Gilkesson on her life and journey to working in policy.

The convening, hosted by CLASP and Zero to Three, helped participants better understand economic security policies and the intersections wi

Release announcing an historic donation from philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.

On October 13, 2021 Ashley Burnside, Tiffany Ferrette, and Alycia Hardy lead a session entitled “The Effect of the American Rescue Plan Act on Benefit Cliffs” during the Maryland Community Action Partnership (MCAP) 2021 Human Services Conference.

Ashley Burnside was quoted: “When you have a state like West Virginia where the child poverty rate is high, you have to wonder why West Virginia isn’t spending those dollars — especially during the pandemic."

Ashley Burnside was quoted about access to the TANF program: “It’s become harder and harder for parents to access the program, despite there being a high level of financial need in the state."

Ashley Burnside was quoted about how in 2019, for every 100 Nebraska families living in poverty, only 17 were getting cash assistance through TANF.

Ashley Burnside was quoted in this article: “During the COVID pandemic, when unemployment rates and hunger rates were skyrocketing nationwide, TANF funds were still sitting unused."

Ashley Burnside was quoted about Pennsylvania's misuse of TANF.