Washington

Meet the Ascend community partners in Washington

Name	Cohort	City	State	Organization	URL	group_hfilter
Child Strive	Ascend Network	Everett	Washington		childstrive.org/	ascend-network
Children’s Home Society of Washington	Ascend Network	Seattle	Washington	Children's Home Society of Washington	www.childrenshomesociety.org/	ascend-network
Drayton Jackson	2020-2021 Ascend PSP Parent Advisors	Bremerton	Washington	Foundation for Homeless and Poverty Management	www.homelesspovertymanagement.org/	psp-parent-advisors-2020 psp-community
Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region	Ascend Network	Tacoma	Washington	Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region	www.goodwillwa.org/	ascend-network
Janeen Comenote	2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	Seattle	Washington	National Urban Indian Family Coalition	www.nuifc.org/	2021-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Jessica Saniguq Ullrich	2022 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	Spokane	Washington	Washington State University	wsu.edu/	2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Lori Pfingst	2018 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	Olympia	Washington	Washington State Department of Social and Health Services	www.dshs.wa.gov/	2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Roxana Norouzi	2022 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows	Seattle	Washington	OneAmerica	weareoneamerica.org	2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
The Prosperity Agenda	Ascend Network	Seattle	Washington	The Prosperity Agenda	www.theprosperityagenda.org	ascend-network
United Way of Pierce County	Ascend Network	Tacoma	Washington	United Way of Pierce County	www.uwpc.org/	ascend-network
Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP	Ascend Network	Bellevue	Washington	Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP	wsaheadstarteceap.com/	ascend-network
Washington State Budget & Policy Center	Ascend Network	Seattle	Washington	Washington State Budget & Policy Center	budgetandpolicy.org/	ascend-network
Washington State Budget & Policy Center	Family Prosperity Partners: First Phase	Seattle	Washington	Washington State Budget & Policy Center	budgetandpolicy.org/	fp-partners-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services	Ascend Network	Olympia	Washington	Washington State Department of Social and Health Services	www.dshs.wa.gov/	ascend-network
Wellspring Family Services	Ascend Network	Seattle	Washington	Wellspring Family Services	www.wellspringfs.org	ascend-network

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