The Budget Reconciliation’s Impact on People with Low Incomes: Blog Series

As Congress works to advance the proposed budget reconciliation bill of 2025, CLASP’s new blog series examines the policies put forward that have resonance for children, families, and communities with low incomes. The first two installments have already been published, with more to come as work on the bill continues:

• House Judiciary Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Would Harm Immigrant Families and U.S. Citizen Children
• How the Education & Workforce Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Would Harm Students with Low Incomes

CLASP Welcomes Wendy Chun-Hoon as President and Executive Director

In March, CLASP’s Board of Trustees announced that Wendy Chun-Hoon would be the organization’s next president and executive director. Chun-Hoon, who brings a wealth of leadership and experience across CLASP’s issue areas, began her new role today. We welcome her to CLASP!

CLASP Statements on Proposed Cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services

In response to House and Senate committee hearings yesterday, CLASP submitted statements to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions about proposed program cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services.

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship EO: What’s at Stake for Children?

Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. In her new blog, Wendy Cervantes examines the potential harms to children and families if the order is allowed to stand.

100 Days of Attacks on DEIA: What’s at Stake for Democracy

Eddie Martin, Jr. looks at both the near- and long-term dangers of the Trump Administration’s assault on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives and programs.

The Power of Community Support and Action: Together We Thrive

Teon Hayes’s blog on CLASP’s recent service day highlights the power of local action and situates grassroots activism in the historical context of the Civil Rights Movement.

Child Tax Credit State Fact Sheets

The Children Thrive Action Network, which CLASP co-founded, has released a series of updated fact sheets examining the impact of the Child Tax Credit on children in immigrant families across the country.

In two new briefs, Alyssa Fortner analyzes the number of children and families served by the CCDF and the number of providers participating in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.