CLASP supports the USDA’s proposed rule to lower the Community Eligibility Provision from 40 percent to 25 percent ISP, which is expected to create the opportunity for an additional 9 million students to have access to free school meals.
On October 18, 2022, Deputy Executive Director of Policy Elizabeth Lower-Basch provided testimony to Mississippi’s State Legislature on potential reforms to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
On May 30, 2017, CLASP submitted comments to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security on proposed changes to Form I-485, the Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Olivia Golden's testimony to House Ways and Means Committee hearing on May 24, 2016 entitled "Moving America’s Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity."
Elizabeth Lower-Basch submitted testimony for the record to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources.
The Human Resources Subcommittee of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee recently released a discussion draft of a TANF reauthorization bill for public comment. Section 7 of this draft includes a set of proposed measures of employment outcomes for TANF leavers. These comments on…
Elizabeth Lower-Basch submitted comments to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources on the discussion draft of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization bill.
Testimony of Elizabeth Lower-Basch, policy coordinator and director of the income and work supports, on the effectiveness of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a safety net program.