New York

Meet the Ascend community partners in New York

Name	Cohort	City	State	Organization	URL	group_hfilter
ANDRUS	Ascend Network	Yonkers	New York	ANDRUS	andruscc.org/	ascend-network
Anthony Barrows	2018 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	New York City	New York	Project Evident	www.projectevident.org/	2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Bronx Community College	Ascend Network	Bronx	New York	Bronx Community College	www.bcc.cuny.edu/Future-Now	ascend-network
Chastity Lord	2020-2021 Ascend PSP National Advisors	Brooklyn	New York	Jeremiah Program	jeremiahprogram.org/	psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
Christian Ortiz	2023 Ascend PSP Parent Advisors	New York	New York	Hunter College		2023-ascend-psp-parent-advisors psp-community
City of Rochester	Ascend Network	Rochester	New York		www.cityofrochester.gov/	ascend-network
College and Community Fellowship	Ascend Network	New York	New York	College and Community Fellowship	www.collegeandcommunity.org/	ascend-network
Columbia Law School, Center for Institutional and Social Change	Ascend Network		New York		change-center.law.columbia.edu/	ascend-network
Cornell University	Ascend Network	Ithaca	New York	Cornell University	www.cornell.edu/	ascend-network
Ebony Underwood	2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	New York	New York	WE GOT US NOW	www.wegotusnow.org/	2021-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Educational Alliance	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Educational Alliance	www.edalliance.org/	ascend-network
Enterprise Community Partners	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Enterprise Community Partners	www.enterprisecommunity.org/	ascend-network
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez	2015 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, Postsecondary Leadership Circle (Leadership Circle) for Parents	New York City	New York	City University of New York College System	www.cuny.edu/	2015-ascend-fellows psp-leadership-circle ascend-fellows psp-community
Greg Taylor	2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, Family Prosperity Advisors: First Phase	New York	New York	National Basketball Association Foundation	nbafoundation.nba.com/	2021-ascend-fellows fp-advisors-2017 ascend-fellows family-prosperity-innovation-community
Hamilton-Madison House	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Hamilton-Madison House	www.hamiltonmadisonhouse.org/	ascend-network
Hostos Community College	Ascend Network	Bronx	New York	Hostos Community College	www.hostos.cuny.edu/	ascend-network
Ideas42	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Ideas42	www.ideas42.org/	ascend-network
It Takes a City	Ascend Network	New York City	New York	It Takes a City	www.ittakesacity.coop/	ascend-network
Jesus Benitez	2020-2021 Ascend PSP Parent Advisors	Bronx	New York	CUNY Fatherhood Academy	www.cuny.edu/academics/academic-programs/model-programs/cuny-fatherhood-academy/	psp-parent-advisors-2020 psp-community
Kimberly Seals Allers	2022 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	Jamaica	New York	Irth	irthapp.com/who-we-are/	2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
LaSalle School	Ascend Network	Albany	New York	LaSalle School	www.lasalle-school.org/	ascend-network
Laurie Brotman	2015 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	New York	New York	Department of Population Health NYU School of Medicine	med.nyu.edu/our-community/about-us	2015-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Literacy Inc.	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Literacy Inc.	www.lincnyc.org	ascend-network
Literacy Partners, Inc.	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Literacy Partners, Inc.	literacypartners.org/	ascend-network
Lorelei Vargas	2018 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, Family Prosperity Advisors: First Phase, Family Prosperity Advisors: Second Phase	New York	New York	Trinity Commons	trinitywallstreet.org/trinity-commons	2018-ascend-fellows fp-advisors-2017 fp-advisors-2020 ascend-fellows family-prosperity-innovation-community
Montefiore Medical Center	Ascend Network	Yonkers	New York	Montefiore Medical Center	www.montefiore.org	ascend-network
New York City Administration for Children’s Services	Ascend Network	New York	New York	New York City Administration for Children's Services	www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/index.page	ascend-network
New York City Housing Authority	Ascend Network	New York	New York	New York City Housing Authority	www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/index.page	ascend-network
New York City Technical College Our Children’s Center	Ascend Network	Brooklyn	New York	New York City Technical College Our Children's Center	www.citytech.cuny.edu/occ/	ascend-network
New York Immigration Coalition	Ascend Network	New York	New York	New York Immigration Coalition	www.nyic.org/	ascend-network
NYU Langone Medical Center	Ascend Network	New York	New York	NYU Langone Medical Center	nyulangone.org/	ascend-network
NYU Langone’s Family Health Center	Ascend Network	New York City	New York	NYU Langone's Family Health Center	nyulangone.org/locations/family-health-centers-at-nyu-langone	ascend-network
Onondaga County Department of Social Services	Ascend Network	Syracuse	New York		www.ongov.net/dss/	ascend-network
Pajama Program	Ascend Network	New York	New York		pajamaprogram.org/	ascend-network
Queens College (CUNY)	Ascend Network	Queens	New York	Queens College (CUNY)	www.qc.cuny.edu/Pages/home.aspx	ascend-network
Rural Outreach Center	Ascend Network	East Aurora	New York	Rural Outreach Center	theroc.co/	ascend-network
Saint Peter’s University	Ascend Network	Jersey City	New York	Saint Peter's University	www.saintpeters.edu/	ascend-network
Sara Horowitz	Family Prosperity Advisors: Second Phase	Brooklyn	New York	Freelancers Union	www.freelancersunion.org/	fp-advisors-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Sesame Workshop	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Sesame Workshop	www.sesameworkshop.org/	ascend-network
Sheryl WuDunn	Family Prosperity Advisors: First Phase	Scarsdale	New York	FullSky Partners	fullskypartners.com/	fp-advisors-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
The Doe Fund	Ascend Network	New York	New York	The Doe Fund	www.doe.org/	ascend-network
The Jed Foundation	Ascend Network	Brooklyn	New York	The Jed Foundation	www.jedfoundation.org/	ascend-network
Twylla Dillion	2022 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	Rochester	New York	HealthConnect One	www.healthconnectone.org	2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
United Neighborhood Houses	Ascend Network, Family Prosperity Partners: Second Phase	New York	New York	United Neighborhood Houses	www.unhny.org/	ascend-network fp-partners-2020 family-prosperity-innovation-community
United Way of New York City	Ascend Network	New York	New York	United Way of New York City	www.unitedwaynyc.org	ascend-network
Vera Institute of Justice	Ascend Network	New York	New York	Vera Institute of Justice	www.vera.org	ascend-network
Vivian Nixon	2012 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	New York	New York	Columbia Justice Lab Square One Project	justicelab.columbia.edu/squareone	2012-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Western New York Women’s Foundation	Ascend Network	Buffalo	New York	Western New York Women's Foundation	wnywomensfoundation.org/	ascend-network
Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin	2019-2020 Ascend PSP Parent Advisors	Brooklyn	New York	New York City Housing Authority	www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/index.page	psp-parent-advisors-2019 psp-community

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