In another step to significantly improve the lives of low-income children and their parents in the United States, Ascend at the Aspen Institute launched the $1 Million Aspen Institute Ascend Fund.
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Two Generations in Poverty: U.S. Status and Trends Among Parents and Children
Ascend Commissions Child Trends Data Analysis of Vulnerable American Families. November 2011.
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Two Generations, One Future
An Ascend at the Aspen Institute Report: Moving Parents and Children Beyond Poverty Together. January 2012.
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Analyzing Social Capital In Context
By Nora Dudwick, Kathleen Kuehnast, Veronica Nyhan Jones, and Michael Woolcock. World Bank Institute. 2006.
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CareerAdvance Implementation Report
By Robert W. Glover, Christopher T. King, Tara C. Smith, and Rheagan Coffey. Ray Marshall Center, University of Texas-Austin. August 2010.
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Design Thinking For Social Innovation
By Tim Brown and Jocelyn Wyatt. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Winter 2010.
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Early Childhood Programs: Adding a Two-Generation Perspective
By Jean I. Layzer and Robert G. St.Pierre. Abt Associates. May 1996.
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Expanding The CareerAdvance Model in Tulsa, Oklahoma
By Robert W. Glover, Christopher T. King, and Tara C. Smith. Ray Marshall Center, University of Texas-Austin. January 2012.
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Investing in Children and Parents: Fostering Dual-Generation Strategies in the United States
By Christopher T. King, Tara C. Smith, & Robert W. Glover. Ray Marshall Center, University of Texas-Austin. November 2011.
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IWPR Fact Sheet: Single Student Parents Face Financial Difficulties
Institute for Women's Policy Research. April 2012.
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Low-Income Single Mothers at Community College: Recommendations for Practices to Improve Completion
Prepared by Matthew Graham and Meegan Dugan Bassett. Women Employed. 2012.
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Persistent Non-Workers Among the Long-Term Unemployed
By Toby Herr and Suzanne L. Wagner. Project Match. December 2011.
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Planning the Housing Opportunity and Services Together Demonstration: Challenges and Lessons Learned
By Susan J. Popkin, Molly M. Scott, Joe Parilla, Elsa Falkenburger, Marla McDaniel, and Shinwon Kyung. Urban Institute. February 2012.
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Reclaiming The American Dream: Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future
American Association of Community Colleges. April 2012.
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Regenerating Two Generation Programs
By Robert G. St.Pierre, Jean I. Layzer, Helen V. Barnes. Abt Associates. June 1996
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State Issues and Innovations in Creating Integrating Early Learning and Development Systems
A Follow-Up to Early Childhood 2010: Innovations for the Next Generation. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Department of Education. August 2011.
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Toward A Two-Generation Strategy: Voices of American Families
Ascend Commissions Bipartisan Lake Research Partners and American Viewpoint Focus Groups. December 2011.
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