This week: CLASP Names New Executive Director; Responds to Budget Resolution
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
April 17, 2025
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CLASP Board Names Wendy Chun-Hoon as Next President
CLASP’s Board of Trustees has chosen Wendy Chun-Hoon as the organization’s next president and executive director. Chun-Hoon, who brings decades of leadership and experience to the job, most recently served in the Biden Administration as Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau. “Under Wendy’s leadership, CLASP will continue playing a vital role in addressing the unprecedented assaults on the public policies that support economic security for all people who are marginalized in this country,” said David Hansell, chair of CLASP’s Board of Trustees. Hoon-Chun will assume leadership on May 15, 2025, succeeding Cemeré James who has served as the interim executive director of CLASP since January 2025.
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U.S. House Passes Budget that Enriches the Wealthy by Slashing Medicaid & SNAP
CLASP released a statement on the budget resolution passed by the House of Representatives on April 10. The statement highlighted the threats that this resolution poses to people with low incomes by slashing public benefit programs to give tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy – in particular, massive Medicaid cuts of $880 billion and SNAP cuts of $230 billion.
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The Hunger Behind the Numbers: The True Cost of SNAP Cuts
Over 42 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As Congress considers slashing billions of dollars from the program, Teon Hayes’s new blog uses the story of a single mother to illustrate how these cuts could negatively impact families, children, and workers who rely on SNAP.
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As part of Black Maternal Health Week, Isha Weerasinghe wrote “ Attacks on DEI Negatively Affect Prenatal and Postpartum Mental Health [[link removed]] ,” which examines how the Trump Administration’s cuts to federal agency staff and elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs could disproportionately harm pregnant people of color.
CLASP in the News
APRIL 14, 2025 | POLITICO INFLUENCE
More institutions under fire add Trump-tied firms (featuring an announcement of Wendy Chun-Hoon joining CLASP) [[link removed]]
APRIL 11, 2025 | FAST COMPANY
How the Head Start layoffs could make childcare less affordable and safe for all families [[link removed]]
APRIL 9, 2025 | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Trump threatens funding cuts for universities like Ohio State. How much cash is at stake? [[link removed]]
APRIL 8, 2025 | THE HECHINGER REPORT
As colleges continue to lose enrollment, some turn to one market that’s growing: Hispanic students [[link removed]]
APRIL 6, 2025 | THE xxxxxx
Trump’s Next Target: Poverty-Stricken Kids [[link removed]]
APRIL 4, 2025 | K-12 DIVE
Head Start imperiled by HHS cutbacks, advocates say [[link removed]]
APRIL 4, 2025 | ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
Policy Approaches to Achieve Health Equity for Immigrant Children [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events
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May 1 | CLASP, Georgetown Center for Children and Families, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children will co-host a webinar titled How Medicaid Supports the Child Care Workforce [[link removed]] .
Recent Events
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April 16 | CLASP’s Public Benefits Justice team co-hosted a bipartisan Hill briefing, “Keeping People Fed, Housed and Healthy.”
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April 15 | Rachel Wilensky, Suma Setty, and Priya Pandey presented on immigration policy, constitutional rights, and guidance for home visitors for Healthy Families America, a national network of home visitors.
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April 10 | Rachel Wilensky spoke on child care and immigration for the DC Early Learning Collaborative’s Town Hall on ECE Activism During a Time of Trumpism.
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