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“CLASP is one of
the most effective organizations in analyzing pending legislation and its
impact on poor families and children.”
Senator
Christopher Dodd (D-CT), 2003 CLASP Audio Conference guest
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Massive federal tax cuts, a
sour economy, and two wars in the last two years have left the government
coffers bare. The federal budget deficit topped $400 billion for fiscal
year 2003, and budget experts project $5 trillion in federal budget
deficits in the coming decade. States are grappling with the worst budget
crisis since World War II, with states having to close a collective $100
billion deficit in fiscal years 2003 and 2004.
Where does that leave programs
that serve low-income families? In a word – squeezed.
What will happen in 2004? To
stay up-to-date on the latest developments in Washington and their effects
on low-income families and children in your state, register now for
CLASP’s 2004 Audio Conference Series, “The Squeeze: Helping Low-Income
Families in an Era of Dwindling Resources.” Now in its 11th
year, the CLASP Audio Conference Series brings Capitol Hill staff, federal
and state administrators and policy experts, researchers, and
practitioners right to your office or conference room. Great discounts are
available for registrants who order the whole 6-call series and for
on-line credit card orders.
The CLASP 2004 Audio Conference
Series will get off to an exciting start with an exclusive, hour-long
interview with Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, who oversees the federal welfare program, Head
Start, foster care, and other programs important to low-income families.
Other not-to-be-missed sessions will focus on the current state of welfare
reform, the importance of tax policy, efforts to reform child welfare
financing, new solutions for disconnected youth, and ideas for a new
progressive agenda.
