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On September 28, the White House convened anti-poverty advocates for the first federal conference on hunger, nutrition, and health in 50 years. President Biden opened the conference by pledging to end hunger in America by 2030. Every member of CLASP’s Community Partnership Group (CPG) was invited to attend, thanks in large part to their consistent message that people with direct lived experience should be involved in the policymaking process and their constructive critiques of the conference’s guiding five pillars. We are proud to share that their webinar reimagining the pillars had 162 attendees!
CLASP has been busy submitting comments in response to various proposed rules and requests for information, including comments on the Affordable Care Act’s protections against discrimination under section 1557, the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s RFI on Community Data Partnerships, and the National Academy of Science’s Review of Federal Policies that Contribute to Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities.
The IWS team is excited to announce that Elizabeth Lower-Basch, our director, will be CLASP’s new deputy executive director for policy. Our team knows that Elizabeth will excel in this role. She brings over 16 years of institutional knowledge, a compassionate leadership style, and unparalleled expertise on the nation’s various systems of support for people with low incomes–including anti-immigrant and racist restrictions. Elizabeth started at CLASP as a senior policy analyst before founding the income and work supports team. She has developed our team over the past decade to provide a unique cross-cutting perspective on public benefit programs. For the IWS team, Elizabeth has been a supervisor who treats us all as leaders. Though we will deeply miss her leadership, please join us in congratulating Elizabeth on her new role! CLASP is now recruiting for a new director for the IWS team. Maybe it’s you, or someone you know. Please read the job description and share with your networks.
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