Lori Severens

The partial government shutdown is now the longest in history, and families are suffering for it. News reports indicate that communities of color and ...

“I found myself sitting in a cubicle at work, while my son is in the hospital really fighting for his life, and that’s a decision that no parent s...

Photo caption, from left to right: Ingrid Saunders Jones, National Chair, The National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; Cathy Trost, Executive Director a...

In February, Ascend launched the Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation Community in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to bring together...

Place matters in the lives of families. Homes are the anchor for family life, and the quality of one’s housing is an important determinant of health...

What is meaningful work? What does it mean for a family to thrive? There are certain conditions in and outside of work that lay the economic, health, ...