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To respond to the COVID-19 crisis, which brought into focus the enormous depth of cracks in our public systems, CLASP shifted into high gear—recognizing that our mission to root out poverty and advance racial equity were well matched to this moment.
Each year the Census Bureau releases national data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States for the previous year. The release of 2019 data provides a snapshot of where we were as a country prior to the coronavirus pandemic and before the country fell into a deep economic recession.
Beyond the ever-skyrocketing umemployment numbers are millions of young children whose futures are imperiled by economic insecurity.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act to take action on behalf of the more than 32 million workers who don’t have any paid sick days.
Hannah Matthews was quoted about the harm the Trump administration's budget proposal would have on families.
Statement from Hannah Matthews about President Trump's budget proposal.
CLASP resources were referenced in this article about the Trump administration's policies that are more harmful to families than they say they are.
New Census data on poverty and health insurance reveal troubling signs for people with low incomes.
The president's budget proposal is his latest effort to attack programs that support low-income people and terrorize immigrants.
2017 Census data show that progress for low-income Americans nearly halted during the Trump Administration's first year.