Dec 17, 2025 · CLASP understands that poverty in America is inextricably tied to systemic racism. That’s why racial equity is our core value and informs all aspects of our organizational culture …

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advancing policy solutions for people with low incomes.

Oct 28, 2025 · That’s why CLASP advocates for federal, state, and local policies that address the needs of families together. This includes child care and early education, health care and …

Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education and ImmigrationNat Baldino

CLASP develops and helps implement federal, state, and local policies (in legislation, regulation, and on the ground) that reduce poverty, improve low-income people’s lives, and creates …

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advancing policy solutions for people with low incomes.

CLASP works to ensure that people transitioning out of incarceration have access to the public benefits support they need to succeed. Read more: No More Double Punishments: Lifting the …

Harsh immigration enforcement policies also threaten the safety and well-being of the millions of children in mixed-status families. CLASP advocates for federal and state policy reforms to …

This drives CLASP’s work to promote policies that support healthy child development and family economic stability. We work to expand resources for child care and early education at the …

In the spring of 2020, amid the pandemic and the racial justice movement, CLASP took time to critically analyze and evaluate our role in fighting for racial equity and justice as an anti-poverty …