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Teon Hayes; Elizabeth Lower-Basch – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2023
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people with low incomes avoid hunger and afford food. It stimulates the economy, improves individuals' success at school and work, and promotes better health. At the federal level, SNAP is operated by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. SNAP's…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Employment Programs, Job Training
Child Care and Early Education Team; Alisha Saxena, Contributor; Stephanie Schmit, Contributor; Rachel Wilensky, Contributor – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2024
Accessible, affordable, high-quality child care and early education are vital for the economic well-being of families, communities, and the nation. However, families, especially those of color with low incomes, face significant challenges in accessing these services due to systemic racial and economic barriers. Federal programs like the Child Care…
Descriptors: Child Care, Costs, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education
Schmit, Stephanie; Hardy, Alycia – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2022
An estimated 1 million+ children could benefit from the child care and early education proposal recently released by U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) for inclusion in the federal budget reconciliation package. The new framework, which includes $72 billion in additional Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Aid, Budgets
Teon Hayes; Elizabeth Lower-Basch – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2023
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people with low incomes avoid hunger and afford food. It stimulates the economy, improves individuals' success at school and work, and promotes better health. SNAP's Employment and Training (E&T) program is designed to assist participants in gaining skills, training, or work experience…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Employment Programs, Job Training
Gilkesson, Parker – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2021
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation's most important anti-hunger program, providing food assistance to people with low incomes, including postsecondary students, workers, children, people with disabilities, seniors, and many more. The needs of college students have changed drastically over time, requiring more…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Welfare Services, College Students