Publication submitted by NOWCRJ and CLASP to the Mayor’s Office, City of New Orleans This paper documents, from worker testimony and the public record, how the systems around Mardi Gras cleanup labor have not worked for the people who make our city’s signature celebration possible,…
The report draws on three different forms of immigrant gig worker data: programmatic data from the IRC, a service provider for immigrants and refugees; survey data; and qualitative interviews. The qualitative interviews were conducted in late 2024 and early 2025, before the second Trump Administration…
This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, describes the work participation rate which services as the only measure of performance states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
This brief examines how public benefit restrictions disproportionately affect immigrants, limiting access to food and health care and worsening health inequities.
Immigrant workers face rising exploitation, wage theft, retaliation, and enforcement fears; this brief centers their experiences and recommends stronger protections.
By Alecia Murray What if the people most impacted by child care and early education policies helped design them? My participation in the CLASP Child Care and Early Education Policy Fellowship for Parents and my work with the Ohio Parent Advocacy Network (OPAN) have given…
By Lily Ana Marquez Having a child can be one of life’s most profound joys. Yet, parenthood also means a constant balance between nurturing, protecting, and advocating. For parents of children with special needs, that responsibility deepens into something more urgent: a fight to be heard…