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August 22, 2024 |

What is Meaningful Community Engagement? Learnings from the Perspective of a National Advocacy Organization

How do we as advocates and policy analysts actually connect with communities effectively, respectfully, and inclusively. CLASP's new framework could help guide your path,.

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August 03, 2021 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Understanding State Contexts for Benefit Administration

September 10, 2021 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

Recommendations to Increase Program Participation by Coordinating Outreach and Enrollment Opportunities

December 22, 2020 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

Using Administrative Advocacy to Improve Access to Public Benefits

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Public benefits programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and childcare subsidies help people take care of their families and reduce the harmful impacts of poverty. However, many people don’t receive all the benefits for which they’re eligible. That’s why CLASP works with states, federal agencies, advocates, community colleges, and others to streamline programs. This makes it easier for states to administer programs and for individuals and families to apply for, and keep, all the benefits for which they’re eligible. When people have access to a comprehensive benefits package, they’re better able to weather financial emergencies and meet their families’ needs. 

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Suzanne Wikle

Suzanne Wikle

Associate Director for State Health Policy and Advocacy

Cross-Program Benefit Access

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Increasing Enrollment, Improving Outcomes

Our Advancing Strategies to Align Programs (ASAP) project helps state-level advocates increase enrollment in work support programs, including Medicaid and SNAP, through more integrated systems. There is strong evidence that work supports improve people’s immediate and long-term health as well as their educational and economic outcomes. Research also shows that receiving the full package of benefits—not just one program—is especially effective.

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ASAP Project Overview

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

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Report/Brief | August 22, 2024
What is Meaningful Community Engagement? Learnings from the Perspective of a National Advocacy Organization
Testimony/Comments | July 13, 2023
25 Years of Progress for Children
Testimony/Comments | January 13, 2022
CLASP Responds to Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds; DOS Docket No. DOS-2021-0034
Report/Brief | November 17, 2021
Key Findings from National Child Tax Credit Survey: CTC Monthly Payments Are Helping Improve Family Well-Being
Testimony/Comments | October 21, 2021
DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013; Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

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Parker Gilkesson Davis
Parker Gilkesson Davis
Senior Policy Analyst, Public Benefits Justice
Suzanne Wikle
Suzanne Wikle
Associate Director for State Health Policy and Advocacy
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