Megan Martin

Megan Martin leads CSSP’s organizational strategy and public policy work, which supports the development of public policy, funding, and practice in ways that achieve better results for children and families. In her work, Megan supports the organization’s efforts to develop and advance policy ideas across several cross-cutting areas including child welfare, health and wellbeing, and economic security. All of Megan’s work is focused on promoting fair opportunities for every family to be healthy and successful. Megan has written on investing in families through economic supports to prevent child welfare involvement, supporting youth at the intersection of immigration and child welfare systems, and promoting the health and well-being of families and youth who identify as LGBTQ+. Prior to joining CSSP, Martin was a guest scholar at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, where she conducted comparative poverty research on social safety net policy in the U.S. and the E.U.. She’s worked for the U.S. Senate, the Center for American Progress, The National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth Education and Families, and the State of Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services. Her career began working directly with families on issues ranging from community violence prevention to achieving economic security.