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Transforming Human Services, One Human Services Official at a Time
Follow @champagne_me From left, Gloria Perez, Henry Wilde, Reggie Bicha, and Anne Mosle Recently I had the opportunity to join several of our Ascend Fellows at the 2013 National Policy Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where we shared the two-generation approach with another national organization, the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). APHSA is the…
Investing in Solutions for Two Generations: The $1 Million Aspen Institute Ascend Fund
Imagine this: A modern housing campus for single mothers and their children provides on-site high-quality early care and education and career and mental health counselors, and is in close proximity to a college campus that helps the mothers complete career-focused degrees. While in the program, the mothers advance their education, leading to greater income and…
Bringing Two-Generation Solutions to Birmingham
In 2000, the poverty rate for women in Alabama was 17.9%. In 2011, the poverty rate for women in Alabama was 18.7%. Many organizations in Birmingham work tirelessly to move Alabama women and their children beyond poverty—so why aren’t the rates going down? The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham recognizes that while many organizations provide…
Attendance and the Early Grades: A Two-Generation Issue
Arriving right on time, Tameka circles the smiling star on her Perfectly Punctual Scorecard and dons the Perfectly Punctual vest to greet other children as they arrive at Morgan State University Head Start in Baltimore. Across the city at Heritage Early Learning Center, a Baltimore City public pre-K, Durrell circles his star before putting…
Women’s Funds Tackle Two-Generation Solutions
Follow @SarahCHaight The theme of the annual Women’s Funding Network Conference, which took place April 10 – 13 in Detroit, Michigan, was Investing in Women: New Models for Impact, Giving and Collaboration. Indeed, everywhere I turned, it seemed representatives from women’s funds were exchanging ideas on new ways of working. This was especially true…
Colorado Children Learn the Importance of Saving for the Future
Follow @reggiebicha Ascend Fellow and Colorado Department of Human Services Executive Director Reggie Bicha, center, speaking at the Aspen ThinkXChange in October, 2012. Two-generation strategies are being implemented across the state of Colorado, and a new project is in the works which illustrates the impact that can be made statewide and in local communities. …