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June 18, 2025 | Report/Brief | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Land, Labor, Liberation: A Juneteenth Reflection on Racism in American Agriculture

By Parker Gilkesson Davis| In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, this brief looks at the history of agricultural injustice experienced by Black and immigrant farm workers and offers bold policy ideas that center the dignity, equity, and value of all historically marginalized communities.  >> Read…

October 25, 2024 | Report/Brief | Teon Hayes

Empowerment in Action: The Journey of How the Community Partnership Group Redefines Anti-Poverty Policy Through Lived Experience

This new paper traces the CPG’s journey from inception to impact, examines the inevitable challenges and hard lessons that come with building something new, and calls for a future where people experiencing poverty are at the center of the policy decisions that affect them.

December 1, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Public Comment: Re: Notice of Proposed Rule Making Regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality control (QC) system – RIN 0584-AE79

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) submits these comments to express our concerns about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rule regarding the Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control (QC) system. >>Read comment

February 14, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Parker Gilkesson Davis

2023 Farm Bill: Congress Must Pursue a Bold and Equitable Vision for SNAP

SNAP is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, assisting 41 million people to put food on the table monthly. SNAP provides essential nutritional support for diverse populations, including families with children, older adults, and people with disabilities. Yet eligibility rules in SNAP and other public…

October 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

Executive Summary: Advancing Disability Equity and Access in TANF and SNAP for People with Long COVID

This brief recommends actions that federal, state, and local policymakers and administrators can take to ensure these programs better meet the needs of disabled people at a time when the disabled population is skyrocketing.

October 13, 2022 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

Advancing Disability Equity and Access in TANF and SNAP for People with Long COVID

This report recommends concrete actions policymakers and program administrators can take to improve accessibility of public programs for people with Long COVID and other disabilities.

October 5, 2022 | Report/Brief | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Executive Summary: A Community-Driven Anti-Racist Vision for SNAP

This report makes recommendations that can make substantive changes to SNAP, helping to redress the racist underpinnings of the program.

September 28, 2022 | Report/Brief | Parker Gilkesson Davis

A Community-Driven Anti-Racist Vision for SNAP

This report highlights recommendations to make substantive changes to SNAP, helping to redress the racist underpinnings of the program. These critical changes are necessary to move SNAP toward becoming an anti-racist program.

August 25, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Parker Gilkesson Davis

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 Davis

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…

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