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With eyes wide open and steady resolve, the importance of leadership, courage, and conviction can’t be understated. We need leaders to pull us into ...
BlogJanuary 14, 2021
Four outstanding organizations and partnerships have been selected to receive flexible grant funding to accelerate their work moving children and fami...
BlogDecember 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made more evident than ever the need to transform policies, practice, and systems to build upon the inherent resilience of f...
BlogDecember 9, 2020
Contact: Alexis Williams Ascend at the Aspen Institute alexis.williams@aspeninstitute.org   Ascend at the Aspen Institute and The Jed Foundation ...
BlogDecember 3, 2020
This fall, Ascend at the Aspen Institute launched the Parents’ Voices 2020 Project, the next step in our longstanding effort to cut through the nati...
BlogDecember 1, 2020
Social capital is the “secret sauce” of the two-generation (2Gen) approach. It manifests itself as increased peer support and a sense of community...
BlogNovember 10, 2020