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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Feb 21, 2019 | Blog Post | Parker Gilkesson

Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisholm: Civil Rights Leaders and Pioneers in the Fight Against Food Insecurity

This Black History Month, let’s remember two pioneers—Fannie Lou Hamer and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm—who fought hunger. 

Feb 19, 2019 | Blog Post | Christine Johnson-Staub

Senator Warren Calls for Universal Child Care

Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposed a bold step toward expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care for America’s families.

Feb 12, 2019 | Blog Post | Pronita Gupta

Why EVERYBODY Needs Paid Family and Medical Leave

CLASP's Pronita Gupta shares her own story of taking paid family leave in California. 

Feb 12, 2019 | Blog Post | CLASP

Are States Optimizing WIOA’s Promise to Achieve Equity?

CLASP has encouraged states to use a number of WIOA's policy levers to best serve low-income people. 

Feb 6, 2019 | Blog Post | Madison Allen

The Power of Public Comments

For more than two years, the Trump Administration has tried to use regulations and waivers as a backdoor strategy to reduce access to basic needs programs that help families thrive. As threats mount, the notice-and-comment process is gaining traction as an important part of public resistance efforts.

Feb 5, 2019 | Blog Post | Lauren Walizer

Could 2019 be the Year of ATB?

CLASP staff and a representative from the Mississippi Community College Board met with U.S. Department of Education (ED) staff to discuss opportunities for ED to increase its engagement with the field about ATB.

Jan 22, 2019 | Blog Post | Ruth Cosse

When We Talk about Maternal Mortality, We Must Talk about Mental Health

The discussion of our maternal mortality crisis is often focused on physical causes of death. But mental health is important, too. The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act is a good step toward learning more about, and preventing, maternal deaths. 

Jan 17, 2019 | Blog Post | Rosa M. García

Congress, Administration Leave Immigrant Families in Limbo

DACA beneficiaries and TPS holders are caught in a state of uncertainty about their futures. Every day Congress and the Administration fail to act, they further endanger the economic security and wellbeing of immigrant families.

Jan 9, 2019 | Blog Post | CLASP

GAO: Better SNAP Guidance Could Reduce Student Hunger

A new report from the Government Accountability Office examines food insecurity on college campuses, including efforts to reduce student hunger as well as barriers to assistance.

Jan 3, 2019 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

What a Shutdown Means for TANF

With President Trump threatening to veto any government spending bill that does not include $5 billion for his border wall, the government shutdown has halted federal spending for TANF, which funds cash assistance, job training, and other critical services for low-income families.

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