Artist’s Voice for Social Change
Aspen Institute Trustee Anna Deavere Smith discusses opportunities to elevate the voices of families through art and media with Ascend Executive Director Anne Mosle
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Game Changers for Women
In May 2012, Ascend Executive Director Anne Mosle gave keynote remarks on solutions to move women and their children toward educational success and economic security at the “Disrupting the Poverty Cycle” conference.
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Attendance and the Early Grades: A Two-Generation Issue
Arriving right on time, Tameka circles the smiling star on her Perfectly Punctual Scorecard and dons the Perfectly Punctual vest to greet other children as they arrive at Morgan State University Head Start in Baltimore. Across the city at Heritage Early Learning Center, a Baltimore City public pre-K, Durrell circles his star before putting
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Women’s Funds Tackle Two-Generation Solutions
Follow @SarahCHaight The theme of the annual Women’s Funding Network Conference, which took place April 10 – 13 in Detroit, Michigan, was Investing in Women: New Models for Impact, Giving and Collaboration. Indeed, everywhere I turned, it seemed representatives from women’s funds were exchanging ideas on new ways of working. This was especially true
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Colorado Children Learn the Importance of Saving for the Future
Follow @reggiebicha Ascend Fellow and Colorado Department of Human Services Executive Director Reggie Bicha, center, speaking at the Aspen ThinkXChange in October, 2012. Two-generation strategies are being implemented across the state of Colorado, and a new project is in the works which illustrates the impact that can be made statewide and in local communities.
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Post-Prison, a Story of Educating Two Generations At A Time
Leslie Campbell is second from right, above, at the Aspen ThinkXChange In 1998, Leslie Campbell went to prison for two years after an abusive relationship with a person who was addicted to drugs. Prison separated her from her two-year-old daughter, but after release she decided to reclaim her lost hopes and dreams. Leslie is
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