Access to Benefits are Essential for DACA Recipients and their Families to Thrive

Due to restrictive policies, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients have been barred from purchasing health coverage and accessing federal public benefit programs.

September 10, 2024 | Press Release | Olivia Golden

2023 Poverty Rate Points to Policy Gaps Amidst Economic Strength

September 03, 2024 | Blog Post |

Hidden Hunger: Food Insecurity and Challenges to Access in the Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities

August 23, 2024 | Blog Post | Jesse Fairbanks

Too Many People Can’t Rent with Housing Choice Vouchers. Will Switching From Vouchers to Cash Help?

CLASP is committed to a racial equity agenda that strengthens equitable public investments, promotes economic opportunities and security for all, protects civil rights, addresses explicitly the challenges of immigrants and their families, and honors the voices of communities of color. That’s why we use a racial equity lens in our policy analysis, as well as partner with civil and immigrant rights advocates to determine where our expertise is most valuable. That includes diagnosing systemic barriers, identifying practical solutions that promote equitable opportunities and outcomes, and lifting up best practices that provide pathways to economic security for all children, youth, and adults.

Featured Expert:

Eddie Martin, Jr.

Deputy Executive Director, Racial Equity

Racial Equity

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September 10, 2024 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families

2023 Poverty Rate Points to Policy Gaps Amidst Economic Strength

September 03, 2024 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

Hidden Hunger: Food Insecurity and Challenges to Access in the Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities

August 23, 2024 | Blog Post | Public Benefits Justice

Too Many People Can’t Rent with Housing Choice Vouchers. Will Switching From Vouchers to Cash Help?

July 24, 2024 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

States Use New Medicaid Option to Ease Transition for People Leaving Incarceration

June 27, 2024 | Blog Post | Racial Equity

Queer Liberation in the Labor Movement

WIOA Opportunities for Action

CLASP is committed to making WIOA work. That’s why we’ve developed short, action-focused memos outlining how states, local areas, advocates, and service providers can leverage opportunities to serve low-income youth and adults through state and local plans, policies and guidance, and budget choices.

WIOA "Opportunities for Action" memos