District of Columbia

Meet the Ascend community partners in DC

NameCohortCityStateOrganizationURLgroup_hfilter
1,000 DaysWashington1,000 Daysthousanddays.org/ascend-network
Abigail SeldinWashingtonTemple Universitywww.temple.edu/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Afterschool AllianceWashingtonafterschoolalliance.org/ascend-network
Amanda WintersWashingtonNational Governers Associationwww.nga.org/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), WashingtonAmerican Enterprise Institute (AEI) (DC)www.aei.org/fp-partners-2017 fp-partners-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Andrea LevereWashingtonInternational Center for Finance at Yale School of Managementsom.yale.edu/centers/international-center-for-finance2012-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Aysha E. SchomburgWashingtonAdministration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Serviceswww.acf.hhs.gov/2021-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Bright Beginnings, Inc.WashingtonBright Beginnings, Inc.bbidc.org/ascend-network
Briya Public Charter SchoolWashingtonBriya Public Charter Schoolwww.briya.org/ascend-network
C. Nicole MasonWashingtonInstitute for Women's Policy Researchiwpr.org/2012-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Celinda LakeLake Research Partnerswww.lakeresearch.com/featured-guests
Center for Public Justice, WashingtonCenter for Public Justice (DC)www.cpjustice.org/public/page/content/homepagefp-partners-2017 fp-partners-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
CentroNiaWashingtonCentroNiawww.centronia.org/ascend-network
Community Action Partnership (National Association)WashingtonCommunity Action Partnership (National Association)communityactionpartnership.com/ascend-network
Community of HopeWashingtonCommunity of Hopewww.communityofhopedc.org/ascend-network
DC Children’s Law CenterWashingtonchildrenslawcenter.org/ascend-network
DC Scoreswww.dcscores.org/ascend-network
Dr. Martha KanterWashingtonNew York Universitynyu.edupsp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Erica SmileyWashingtonJobs with Justicewww.jwj.org/featured-guests
Fatima Goss GravesWashingtonNational Women’s Law Centernwlc.org/fp-advisors-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Generation HopeWASHINGTONGeneration Hopewww.supportgenerationhope.orgascend-network
Gina Adams, WashingtonFedEx Corporationwww.fedex.com/sc/about/company-info/index.htmlfp-advisors-2017 fp-advisors-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Housing Assistance CouncilWashingtonHousing Assistance Councilwww.ruralhome.org/ascend-network
Institute for Women’s Policy ResearchWashingtonInstitute for Women's Policy Researchiwpr.org/ascend-network
Jee Hang LeeWashingtonAssociation of Community College Trusteeswww.acct.org/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Jobs with Justice Education FundWashingtonJobs with Justice Education Fund (DC)www.jwj.org/about-us/jobs-with-justice-education-fundfp-partners-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Kaya HendersonWashingtonTeach for Allteachforall.org/fp-advisors-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Kelly Middleton-BanksWashingtonNational Association of Workforce Boardswww.nawb.org/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Kimberly MitchellWashingtonMacy's Inc.family-prosperity-parent-leaders family-prosperity-innovation-community
Kirsten LodalWashingtonLIFTwww.liftcommunities.org/2015-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Layla ZaidaneWashingtonMillenial Action Projectwww.millennialaction.org2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
LIFTWashingtonLIFTwww.whywelift.org/ascend-network
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)WashingtonLocal Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)www.lisc.org/ascend-network
Maria GomezWashingtonMary’s Centerwww.maryscenter.org/fp-advisors-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Marianne BellesorteWashingtonFamily Values @ Workfamilyvaluesatwork.org/featured-guests
Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc.WashingtonMary's Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc.www.maryscenter.org/ascend-network
Matthew BielWashingtonEarly Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN) at Georgetown Universitywww.ecin.org/2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Mayor Muriel BowserWashingtonCity of Washington, DCdc.gov/featured-guests
Michael WarrenMaternal and Child Health Bureaumchb.hrsa.gov/featured-guests
Michelle Rhone-CollinsWashingtonLIFTwww.whywelift.org/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Myra Jones-TaylorWashingtonUrban Institutewww.urban.org/2015-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Nasser PaydarWashingtonUS Department of Educationwww.ed.gov/featured-guests
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), WashingtonNational Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (DC)www.naeyc.org/ascend-network fp-partners-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
National Family Support NetworkWashingtonNational Family Support Networkwww.nationalfamilysupportnetwork.orgascend-network
National Human Services AssemblyWashingtonNational Human Services Assemblynationalassembly.org/ascend-network
National Partnership for Women & Families, WashingtonNational Partnership for Women & Families (DC)www.nationalpartnership.org/about-us/fp-partners-2017 fp-partners-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Nicole Lynn LewisWashingtonGeneration Hopewww.generationhope.org/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Office on Trafficking in PersonsWashingtonOffice on Trafficking in Personswww.acf.hhs.gov/otipascend-network
Opportunity NationWashingtonOpportunity Nationopportunitynation.org/ascend-network
Prosperity NowWashingtonProsperity Nowprosperitynow.org/ascend-network
PT Chat LLCWashingtonwww.ptchatapp.com/ascend-network
Randall BaylorWashingtonEarly Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN)www.ecin.org/featured-guests
Rashida BrownWashingtonNational Association of Countieswww.naco.org2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
S. Kwesi RollinsWashingtonInstitute for Educational Leadershipiel.org/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Save the Children Action NetworkWashingtonSave the Children Action Networkwww.savethechildrenactionnetwork.org/ascend-network
Stuart ButlerWashingtonThe Brookings Institutionwww.brookings.edu/fp-advisors-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Tetiana AndersonWashingtonComcast Newsmakerscomcastnewsmakers.com/about-us/meet-the-hosts/tetiana-andersonfeatured-guests
The Family Place, Inc.WashingtonThe Family Place, Inc.thefamilyplacedc.org/ascend-network
The Heart of America FoundationWashingtonThe Heart of America Foundationwww.heartofamerica.orgascend-network
The Innovative Academy of Liberal Arts & SciencesWashingtontheialas.org/ascend-network
The Mary Elizabeth HouseWashingtonThe Mary Elizabeth Housewww.maryelizabeth.orgascend-network
UnidosUSWashingtonUnidosUSwww.unidosus.org/ascend-network
Urban Institute, WashingtonUrban Institutewww.urban.org/ascend-network fp-partners-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Vasu ReddyWashingtonNational Partnership for Women and Familieswww.nationalpartnership.org/featured-guests
Vicki ShaboWashingtonBetter Life Lab at New Americawww.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/fp-advisors-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Washington Area Women’s FoundationWashingtonthewomensfoundation.org/ascend-network
Wendy EllisWashingtonCenter for Community Resilience, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington Universityccr.publichealth.gwu.edu/2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Young InvinciblesWashingtonYoung Invinciblesyounginvincibles.org/ascend-network
ZERO TO THREEWashingtonZERO TO THREEwww.zerotothree.org/ascend-network
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