Garrett County Community Action Committee
Oakland, Maryland
Garrett County Community Action Committee (GCCAC) Inc. is part of the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP), a hub that links the nation’s +1,000 community action agencies to each other and to leaders looking for solutions that connect Americans to greater opportunity. The nation’s Community Action Agencies (CAAs) embody a spirit of hope, changing people’s lives and improving communities.
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The 2Gen Accelerator Community is a new effort bringing together 15 local and national organizations with best practices for two-generation (2Gen) or whole-family approaches.
Intake forms are important because you never get a second chance to make a first impression. I'm heartened by Ascend Network partners' efforts to simplify intake processes for families with low incomes involved in two-generation (2Gen) programs.
At the second Aspen Forum on Children and Families last month we brought together national leaders – policymakers, practitioners, researchers, philanthropists and parents – to surface big ideas for investing in the full potential of children and families, two generations at a time. Centering parents’ and caregivers’ perspectives is vital to Ascend and our work with …
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As state and federal lawmakers prepare for the year ahead, more than 350 practice and community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and philanthropists - including Ascend Fellows, Family Prosperity Innovators, and Ascend Network Partners - joined us at the 2019 Aspen Forum on Children and Families to harness this momentum for investing in the full potential of children and families, two generations at a time.
