by Brendan Creamer | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog
This blog is part of Ascend at the Aspen Institute’s 2Gen Level Up series. Ascend challenged organizations that work with and/or on behalf of children and families to apply one of six resources listed below and level up their two-generational efforts. Of the many...
by Brendan Creamer | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog
This blog is part of Ascend at the Aspen Institute’s 2Gen Level Up series. Ascend challenged organizations that work with and/or on behalf of children and families to apply one of six resources listed below and level up their two-generational efforts. Of the many...
by James White | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Ascend at the Aspen Institute is outraged and deeply saddened by the tragic shooting in Atlanta, GA that took the lives of eight innocent people, including six Asian-American women, last week. Our hearts go out to the families who have...
by Administrator | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
An Open Letter to the Ascend Network As the Biden Administration and other policy leaders seek our counsel about the best way to build back better for children post-pandemic, let’s back what we know works: 2Gen approaches that support children TOGETHER with their...
by Administrator | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog
My Turn: Family prosperity This op-ed was originally published in the Greenfield Recorder, February 26, 2021. The original post can be found here. Black History Month is a time for celebration and an intentional moment to pay tribute to generations of Black Americans...
by Lori Severens | Feb 9, 2021 | Aspen Postsecondary Success for Parents Initiative, Blog, Parent Voices
The 1 in 5 podcast vividly profiles students who are parents pursuing their education while raising a family and working. Today, more than one in five college students (22%) are parents. The experiences of students who are parents should not be unfamiliar or unheard,...
