SolutionSeries
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The Colorado Division of Youth Services is working to transform the family experience by taking a two-generation (2Gen) approach to the services it pr...
![Tackling Poverty in UT brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Poverty-in-UT-brief-768x1000.png)
![Tackling Poverty in UT brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Poverty-in-UT-brief-768x1000.png)
State leaders in Utah are determined to find solutions to intergenerational poverty and strengthen the lives of children and their parents. As Governo...
![Cliff Effect brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cliff-grab-768x991.png)
![Cliff Effect brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cliff-grab-768x991.png)
The cliff, sometimes called the benefits effect, occurs when a family’s income increases above the income eligibility for financial supports. In...
![Ascend Child Support brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ascend-Fatherhood-brief-768x994.png)
![Ascend Child Support brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ascend-Fatherhood-brief-768x994.png)
This report shines a light on supportive approaches to noncustodial parenting, specifically by looking at Colorado’s successful CO-PEP program.
![Ascend Transition Strategies brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ascend-Transition-Strategies-brief-768x998.png)
![Ascend Transition Strategies brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ascend-Transition-Strategies-brief-768x998.png)
Good leaders know when a transition is coming and work to provide a clear roadmap for the future. Transitions at the state level are felt even more ac...
![Measuring Family Outcomes](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ss-measure1.png)
![Measuring Family Outcomes](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ss-measure1.png)
The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood has undertaken a new way measure when positive outcomes are achieved for families enrolled in voluntary home...