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April 25, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Jesse Fairbanks

CLASP Comments on Community Engagement Requirements within HUD’s Proposed Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

CLASP appreciates HUD’s commitment to restoring the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation and fulfilling its statutory obligation.

October 11, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Jesse Fairbanks

CLASP Identifies Federal Policies Contributing to Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities

CLASP submitted a comment to the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine about federal policies that contribute to racial and ethnic health inequities.

September 1, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Jesse Fairbanks

CLASP Supports HUD’s Decision to Leverage Private Rental Data for the 2023 Fair Market Rent Calculations

CLASP submits this comment in support of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decision to leverage private rental data for the 2023 Fair Market Rent (FMR) calculations.

August 23, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Jesse Fairbanks

CLASP Responds to Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard, Docket No. FR-6251-P-01

Standardized enforcement of the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) long-held discriminatory effects liability is necessary to uncover policies and practices that have an unjustified discriminatory effect—regardless of intent—and legally require that the practice be replaced.

August 3, 2021 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Understanding State Contexts for Benefit Administration

The U.S. core benefit programs are operated with substantial federal funding and oversight, but with extensive variation at the local level. As a result, there is a significant difference in the experience of a low-income person seeking assistance depending on where they live.

July 14, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Jesse Fairbanks

CLASP Responds to Restoring Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Definitions and Certifications, Docket No. FR- 6249-I-01 or HUD-2021-0031

CLASP commends the Biden Administration and HUD's decision to effectively restore all definitions associated with affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) that were codified in the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and subsequent court decisions.

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 

April 21, 2021 | Report/Brief | Jesse Fairbanks

Prioritization in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: A Framework of Strategies, Policies, and Procedures to Better Serve Priority Populations

This co-authored report introduces a framework for how emergency rental assistance programs can give priority to renters most impacted by COVID-19 and at greatest risk of housing instability at every stage of program administration.

April 19, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Diana Orozco

Accessing the Third Stimulus Payment for People Traditionally Excluded from the Tax System

We compiled these frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support those who work with unhoused, unbanked, and/or immigrant communities, as well as the people directly impacted, in understanding how to access their stimulus payment

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