Ensuring that everyone eats feels urgent, but it also feels possible. Our ancestors showed us how. They fed one another through conditions far worse than this. They survived because they had each other.
CLASP’s Parker Gilkesson Davis was featured on a podcast from the National Black Child Development Institute about food, health, and family well-being.
The State of the Union is supposed to be a moment for the nation to take stock and see who we are as a society. But Trump’s address was a work of fiction. The real state of our union is fragile, strained, and deeply unequal,…
An adorable little preschool age girl sits in her mother's lap in a classroom across the table from her new unrecognizable preschool teacher. She hugs a stuffed animal and plays with a toy as her mother talks to the teacher.
To create a country where all children have generational wealth, lawmakers and donors need to invest in cash programs that effectively target families based on income and wealth.
In a podcast produced and hosted by First Focus on Children, Wendy Cervantes joins in an episode called, “Wendy Cervantes Demands Better Protections for Immigrant Kids.” She discusse how immigration enforcement policies are affecting children in immigrant families, with a focus on the fear, instability,…
True food justice means expanding choice, trusting families, and crafting policies that reflect the full diversity of how communities eat, live, and thrive. Anything less undermines the very purpose of these program
CLASP launches a new virtual home for the Paid Leave Administrators’ Network—connecting state leaders to share lessons, troubleshoot implementation, and publish case studies that show how policy choices become equitable paid leave programs.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 30: KK Arnold #2 of the UConn Huskies reaches for the ball against Mackenzie Givens #12 of the Xavier Musketeers during the second half of the NCAA women's basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the UCONN Huskies at Cintas Center on November 30, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
The flawed logic behind the Pell Grant reconciliation provision—that athletes are now able to earn enough money through NIL deals and revenue sharing payments to not need Pell Grants—is the exact same flawed logic behind the SCORE Act provisions that clamp down on total compensation…
By Lily Ana Marquez 1. What motivates me to show up as a parent leader and advocate? Being the parent of two children who are very different motivates me to continue as a parent leader and a strong advocate. It is my responsibility to ensure…
