Getting Off The Gold Standard
Follow @SJPopkin Experts gathered at the Aspen ThinkXChange Design Lab "Counting Change" to discuss metrics for two-generation approaches. The following blog was originally posted at the Urban Institute’s MetroTrends Blog on October 23, 2012. Last week, I attended the Aspen ThinkXChange conference, which brought together a diverse group from the Ascend network. Ascend brings together…
Colorado, Communities, and Collaboration
Follow @MekaeliaD The scene at the Colorado 2019 Summit in Denver, Colorado. Colorado is an important state for Ascend. Indeed, in 1950 the Aspen Institute was founded in the Rocky Mountain town of Aspen, which has been home to eight Aspen Ideas Festivals, and was most recently the launching pad for Ascend’s inaugural Aspen ThinkXChange.…
From Poverty to Prosperity in Minnesota and Beyond
Jeremiah Program participant Tiffany Meeks and her family. “You’re pregnant.” “These two words changed my life forever,” says Rebecca, a Jeremiah Program graduate who recently shared her story at the Aspen ThinkXChange. Like all the young women served by Jeremiah, Rebecca was single, working in a low-paying job, struggling to stay in college—and about to…
Building Better Futures for Families Affected by Re-Entry – Two Generations at a Time
Tweet to @feedingfaith At College and Community Fellowship, formerly incarcerated mothers and their children are served together. It’s probably safe to say that all of us, even those who live in the most marginalized communities, expect social advancement from one generation to the next. We want our children to be more educated, earn more money,…
The Aspen Institute Wraps Inaugural Aspen ThinkXChange
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeff Harris Public Affairs & Social Media Manager The Aspen Institute 202-736-3848 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) The Aspen Institute Wraps Inaugural Aspen ThinkXChange $1 Million Ascend Innovation Fund Launches Washington, DC, October 10, 2012 – The Aspen Institute’s Ascend program held the…
Convening on Two-Generation State and Local Policies
On July 23 – 24, 2012, in Austin, Texas, Ascend co-hosted the third in its series on Two-Generation Strategies, "Convening on Two-Generation State and Local Policies," which followed the October 2011 roundtable, “Two-Generation Strategies in Education.” Developed in partnership with the Ray Marshall Center for Human Resources at The LBJ School of Public Affairs (University of…