Press Room

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy WASHINGTON, DC (March 16, 2020)—Today, the Trump administration begins implementing its anti-immigrant “public charge” rule, threatening the health and well-being of families across the country, and around the world. The rule violates our nation’s most basic commitments to equality and opportunity, imposing [...]

A statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) WASHINGTON, DC (February 13, 2020)—A president’s budget is a statement of values, and the budget that the Trump Administration released this week makes it clear that they do not value our country’s children, youth, and families. To support American [...]

Washington, DC (February 10, 2020)—As hundreds of thousands of people face losing food assistance because of expanded work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and states continue to implement plans to deny health insurance to families who do not meet Medicaid work requirements, a new Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) [...]

NEWARK, NJ (JANUARY 23, 2020)—New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) continues to make progress towards meeting the requirements of the Sustainability and Exit Plan (SEP) that resulted from the Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy class-action lawsuit.  DCF’s sustained work to achieve its vision that every resident of New Jersey is safe, healthy, and connected [...]

Washington, DC (December 16, 2019)—The Board of Directors of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) is delighted to announce the appointment of Judith Meltzer as President of CSSP, effective December 13, 2019. Judy has been affiliated with CSSP since its founding in 1978, serving as Executive Vice President for the past 20 years. Along with outgoing President [...]

WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2019)—Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that eliminates existing nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sex, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The administration also issued a Notice of Nonenforcement—meaning that prior to this proposed rule becoming final, the administration refuses to enforce the existing nondiscrimination [...]

(Washington, DC) September 10, 2019—The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity are pleased to announce the release of inSIGHT: A Workshop on Implicit Racial Bias for Child Protection Workers. This unique curriculum combines a series of online, digital modules with an in-person training [...]

September 10, 2019—The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that the official poverty rate fell to 11.8 percent, reaching pre-recession levels for the first time since the economic recovery began 10 years ago.  According to the new data, 38.1 million people were living in poverty in 2018, down from 39.5 million in 2017, and the number of children living in [...]

Washington, DC (August 23, 2019)—The Trump administration has published a final rule that lays the groundwork for the indefinite incarceration of immigrant children and families, and undermines basic protections for their health and well-being. The regulation seeks to end the longstanding Flores settlement agreement, which requires the Federal government maintain minimum standards in detention—such as providing basic necessities [...]

Washington, DC (August 12, 2019)—Communities across Mississippi are reeling from the fallout of the largest single-state worksite immigration raid in U.S. history that led to the arrest of nearly 700 people. As we mourn with the children left standing in parking lots and shelters crying for parents who were taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and with [...]