Sep 19, 2019 | Blog Post

SNAP Recipient to Trump Administration: I am not a fraud.

When President Trump suggests that I, among 3 million other SNAP recipients, am fraudulently accessing benefits without need, I am compelled to push back. We are the real people who would be harmed by the administration’s “broad-based categorical eligibility” proposal ... I share my story because nobody else can tell it for me.

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Apr 24, 2018 | Blog Post |

SNAP Participants Need Food and Education & Training: Farm Bill Scrimps on Both

The 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) on April 12, would profoundly undermine access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Apr 18, 2018 | Blog Post | Tanya L. Goldman

Advancing #MeToo through Paid Sick Days Legislation

April is Sexual Assault and Abuse Prevention Month. Advocating for "paid safe days" in paid sick days legislation is one way to provide job protection and financial stability for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. 

Apr 17, 2018 | Blog Post | CLASP

House Farm Bill Would Sabotage SNAP

This week, the House Agriculture Committee will consider legislation to reauthorize SNAP. If enacted, Chairman Conway's proposed changes would add red tape to SNAP and endanger millions of people who are food insecure.

Apr 16, 2018 | Blog Post | CLASP

Second Chance Month: Expanding the Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform

It's essential to center the voices, experiences, and promise of people in the criminal justice system. We need to redouble our commitment to eliminate barriers to opportunity when they return to our shared communities.

Apr 10, 2018 | Blog Post | CLASP

Threats to SNAP from Many Directions

State and federal changes--both through legislation and administrative action--are undermining critical nutrition assistance. 

Apr 10, 2018 | Blog Post |

Why 2017 Pay Comes Late for Women

April 10 is Equal Pay Day, the point in the current year at which the average woman has finally caught up to the wages that the average man made in the previous year. 

Apr 9, 2018 | Blog Post | Madison Allen

How Trump’s Immigration Policies Harm Children

Proposed changes to the "public charge" immigration rule are already harming children, families, and our nation. CLASP and the National Immigration Law Center are mobilizing opposition to the proposed rule.

Mar 30, 2018 | Blog Post | Tanya L. Goldman

The Economic Necessity of Paid Family and Medical Leave

Delaying a national paid leave policy has real economic, social, and moral costs that will last for generations. A recent report from the WORLD policy Analysis Center shows the U.S. is lagging behind on paid family and medical leave. 

Mar 29, 2018 | Blog Post | Shiva Sethi

A Citizenship Question in the 2020 Census Would Hurt Young Children

The U.S. Census has historically undercounted young children. Adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census will make the count even less accurate than it already is.

Mar 29, 2018 | Blog Post | Madison Allen

Trump’s Proposed Immigration Rule Would Harm All of Us

According to the Washington Post, The Trump administration is gearing up to propose changes to how the government determines which immigrants can stay on the path toward citizenship. This goes against our most basic values as a nation and betrays the immigration heritage so many of us share.

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