By Karen Schulman, Director of State Child Care Policy, NWLC, at Tiffany Ferrette, Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education CLASP, in collaboration with NWLC, responded to a public comment about the update to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint for…
By Alycia Hardy CLASP submits Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Office of Head Start to urge better wages and benefits for Head Start teachers, comprehensive mental health care, and quality improvements across the system. >>Read the full comments here
On January 11, 2024, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services.” CLASP submitted a statement for the record detailing immigrants’ fundamental contributions; the economic and social benefits of expanding safety net programs; the harms of restricting…
Multiple anti-hunger and consumer protection organizations sent this letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, urging the CFPB to include Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) accounts to be covered under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
This joint statement outlines the positive impacts of the DACA health care rule on the health and wellbeing of immigrant youth, including DACA recipients and their children, SIJ-approved applicants, and other vulnerable children.
CLASP President and Executive Director Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified to the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and Oversight about the Child Tax Credit, its history and track record, and what Congress should do now.
CLASP provided a written statement for the record to the United States Senate Committee on Finance in response to a hearing on anti-poverty and family support provisions in the tax code. Download statement here.