Why We Need Adult High Schools: 3 Takeaways from the Excel Center National Conference
Goodwill Industries of Central and Southern Indiana is an Ascend Network Partner and an innovator in two-generation approaches. Learn more about the 2Gen partnership, led by Ascend Fellow Betsy Delgado, between Goodwill, its Excel Center, and Nurse-Family Partnership. The Excel Center National Conference is a convening of Goodwill and Excel Center leadership to exchange lessons and accelerate…
Moving Families Toward Opportunity, Two Generations at a Time
As state and federal lawmakers prepare for the year ahead, more than 350 practice and community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and philanthropists – including Ascend Fellows, Family Prosperity Innovators, and Ascend Network Partners – joined us at the 2019 Aspen Forum on Children and Families to harness this momentum for investing in the full potential of children and families, two generations at a time.
Discussion Guide: Host a Watch Party for the Aspen Forum on Children and Families
Ascend will be livestreaming the second Aspen Forum on Children and Familieson February 26-27, 2019. We invite you to tune in with your colleagues as we talk about how the 2Gen field has progressed and where we’re going with 2Gen leaders from around the country. Pull up your cozy chairs, bring some snacks, and join us for…
2019 Aspen Forum on Children and Families
As state and federal lawmakers prepare for the year ahead, there is tremendous momentum for bold ideas that move families toward opportunity. The second Aspen Forum on Children and Families, held next week on February 26-27, will bring together national leaders – policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and philanthropists – to surface big ideas for investing in the full…
Dreams Don’t Work Unless We Do
Ascend at the Aspen Institute and GOOD+ Foundation convened fathers, researchers, thought leaders, policymakers, and social service program leaders to explore the father factor – a critical link in building strong families and communities – at the end of November 2018. Reverend Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock, Ascend Fellow, and senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church…
Unpacking the Father Factor, a Critical Link in Building Strong Communities
Visionary leaders understand that many of our public systems and services were not designed for 21st century families. So, program and public leaders across the country are redefining how they work with families. On Thursday, November 29, Ascend at the Aspen Institute and GOOD+ Foundation convened fathers, researchers, thought leaders, policymakers, and social service program leaders…