Blog
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/384e769e-44e6-407a-82bb-0526bfd97b8f-768x512.jpg)
As we respond to the economic and health impacts of COVID-19, Ascend’s founding mission to build an intergenerational cycle of opportunity and f...
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Yoslin-and-Sons-e1587142487386-768x678.jpg)
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Yoslin-and-Sons-e1587142487386-768x678.jpg)
A follow up op-ed by Yoslin Amaya Hernandez was published on September 3, 2020 by The Aspen Institute. As a full-time student and part-time ...
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jackson_family_2-2-768x307.jpg)
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jackson_family_2-2-768x307.jpg)
I have found that what many people are calling the new “normal” (e.g. sheltered in place, job, and food insecurities) are what my family and I str...
![Aspen Trees](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/aspen-trees-768x511.jpg)
![Aspen Trees](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/aspen-trees-768x511.jpg)
Ascend staff at our headquarters in Washington, DC are teleworking, according to Aspen Institute guidance. Ascend’s convenings have been moved ...
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/analytics-4-graphic-1-768x283.png)
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/analytics-4-graphic-1-768x283.png)
This blog is part of Ascend’s Impact Series: stories and stats that illustrate the powerful, tangible impact a two-generation (2Gen) approach c...
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iStock-1132365439-768x513.jpg)
![](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iStock-1132365439-768x513.jpg)
Family prosperity isn’t what it could be in America – and we are looking for partners ready to change that in meaningful and groundbreaking ways. ...