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April 16, 2026 | Report/Brief | Suma Setty

Caregiving in Crisis: How Immigration Policies Are Undermining Early Care and Education Programs

“Caregiving in Crisis: How Immigration Policies are Undermining Early Care and Education Programs” looks at the extent to which the Trump Administration’s policies and executive orders have destabilized the early education and child care sector since January 2025, putting providers in a position where they…

April 16, 2026 | Report/Brief | Suma Setty

Caregiving in Crisis: How Immigration Policies Are Undermining Early Care and Education Programs

The people who educate, care, and advocate for the nation’s youngest children are directly feeling the effects of federal immigration policies. “Caregiving in Crisis” details the findings from interviews with people who serve immigrant families with children ages five and younger in early care and…

April 16, 2026 | Report/Brief | Suma Setty

Even the Playground Isn’t Safe: How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children

“Even the Playground Isn’t Safe” focuses on the pervasive fear and uncertainty immigrant parents and their young children have been living with since the beginning of Trump’s second term. 

April 15, 2026 | Report/Brief

“You Can’t Build a Future With $2,000”: Lived Experiences from People Navigating SSI and SSDI in Pennsylvania

For decades, the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program has enforced a monthly asset limitof $2,000 for individuals and $3,000 for married couples. These outdated limits, which have not changed since 1989, may have initially been intended to ensure strict eligibility. But now they act…

April 14, 2026 | Report/Brief | Diane Harris

Inaccessible and Costly: Southern Workers’ Experiences with Paid Leave

The report argues that these harms deepen poverty and inequity, especially for women of color, and calls for worker-centered paid leave policies with job protection, anti-retaliation measures, strong wage replacement, inclusive family definitions, paid sick days, and bereavement leave.

April 13, 2026 | Testimony/Comments

Request for Information: Stabilizing College Sports and Preserving Opportunities for Athletes

CLASP submitted comments in response to a federal request for information on the future of college sports, urging policymakers to center fairness, educational opportunity, and economic security for student-athletes. Our response addresses compensation, financial aid, NIL, revenue sharing, Title IX, and employment status, and makes…

April 8, 2026 | Testimony/Comments | Wendy Cervantes

Testimony in Support of Hawai’i HB1870 HD2 SD1 – Relating to Protected Community Locations

If enacted, HB1870 HD2 SD1 could help protect children in immigrant families, including the more than 1 in 4 children in Hawai’i who live with at least one immigrant parent, and mitigate the harms associated with immigration enforcement.

April 3, 2026 | Report/Brief

Program Integrity and Accountability in the Child Care and Development Fund Program

Program integrity and accountability policies are part of all federal social services programs. This brief provides an overview of the comprehensive monitoring and oversight of fiscal program integrity processes in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program.

April 1, 2026 | Report/Brief

2025 Impact Report: Documenting Harm, Protecting Families, and Advancing Equity

2025 Impact Report>>Download 2025 Impact Report 

March 23, 2026 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

This guide explains how early childhood providers can create "safe space" policies to protect immigrant families in their programs.

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