Center for Law and Social Policy
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The Center for Law and Social Policy was founded in August 1969. The National Women's Law Center began when female administrative staff and law students at the Center for Law and Social Policy demanded that their pay be improved, that the center hire female lawyers, that they no longer be expected to serve coffee, and that the center create a women's program. Marcia Greenberger was hired in 1972 to start the program and Nancy Duff Campbell joined her in 1978. In 1981, the two decided to turn the program into the separate National Women's Law Center. Source
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| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesHead Start Proposed Rule Would Weaken the Program’s Core Foundation Under the Guise of “Modernization”
This statement can be attributed to Wendy Chun-Hoon, executive director and president of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Washington, D.C., August 6, 2026—Today, the Department of Health & Human Services released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled, “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs.” This NPRM would deregulate and dismantle the program’s valuable education, health, safety, and other core components by removing long-standing regulations that govern the...
WIC Use Drop Is a Warning, Not a Success Story
By Teon Hayes Excerpt: For more than fifty years, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been a critical lifeline for millions of pregnant and postpartum people, infants, and young children. The federal program provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and connections to healthcare. WIC helps families build healthier beginnings during some of life’s most vulnerable moments.
Workers Would Get Major Overtime Pay Bump Under Proposed Bill
Many non-labor organizations and advocacy groups have endorsed the proposal as well, including the Economic Policy Institute, National Urban League, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Patriotic Millionaires.
ICE Detention Recreates Harms of Mass Incarceration and Exploited Labor
By Kaelin Rapport and Yadira Lopez Numerous and high-profile false narratives about immigrants’ reliance on public benefits, alleged fraud, and predisposition toward violent crime have enabled the Trump Administration and lawmakers to fund a mass immigrant detention agenda.
“El sueño americano se volvió una pesadilla”: temor empuja a familia a autodeportarse
Por Excerpt: Diversas investigaciones muestran que los niños presentan cambios preocupantes en su comportamiento cuando hay operativos migratorios en sus comunidades. Padres y educadores reportan un aumento en conductas como agresividad, ansiedad por separación y aislamiento emocional, especialmente entre los menores que viven con miedo o incertidumbre relacionada con las acciones migratorias, según una investigación del Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report Shows
By Jessica Washington Excerpt: “We are seeing a trend around the administration scapegoating immigrants and not pointing to the actual bad actors: corporations,” said Isha Weerasinghe, director of the public benefits justice team at the Center for Law and Social Policy, a Washington-based nonprofit that advocates for people with low incomes. … Weerasinghe said that the administration is using a well-worn tactic of blaming marginalized groups to take away benefits from the population more broadly.
Juicio político a secretario Mullin por asesinatos de ICE, exigen Voto Latino y 50 organizaciones
Among the signatory organizations are the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Democracy Power Project, Hispanic Federation, Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), Latino Victory Project, Mi Familia Vota, Poder Latinx and UnidosUS Action Fund.
Elyse Shaw Speaks to Hill Staffers
On June 4, Elyse Shaw spoke to Hill staffers as a part of the panel “Women, Work & AI Panel: Preparing Workers and Communities for the AI Economy,” which was organized by the Women Tech & Telecom Partnership and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Suma Setty Speaks at CHILDREN AT RISK Summit
On June 11, Suma Setty spoke on the state of immigrant children for CHILDREN AT RISK’s annual Early Childhood Education summit.
Wendy Cervantes Serves as ECPIHE Panelist
On July 16, Wendy Cervantes spoke at the Early Childhood Policy in Institutions of Higher Education’s Federal Policy Institute on a panel entitled ”Thinking Broadly about Early Childhood Policy: Beyond the Classroom.”