Two Generations, One Future: A Roundtable
On March 29th, Ascend hosted its first Roundtable at the Aspen Institute, welcoming field innovators, philanthropists, and leading researchers to breakthrough ideas and proven strategies for moving parents, especially women, and their children beyond poverty. The Roundtable was an opportunity to address and discuss a powerful way to move vulnerable families beyond poverty, which is to build a community of practice around strategies that address the needs of two generations in a family: both parents and their children. A key role for Ascend in supporting emerging communities of practice will be to offer incentives, tools, and a platform to identify and promote proven and promising practices from and the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.
As noted by Executive Director Anne Mosle in her introductory remarks, there is an opportunity today to tap unexpected partners – from journalists to businesspeople, philanthropists to policymakers – to create a network of leaders that promote two-generation approaches to move vulnerable families toward economic security. When considering these approaches and the context in which we live today, it is also important to examine and lift up the resilience and strength of our most vulnerable families–particularly those headed by women. Applying to the U.S. global lessons learned about the power of investing in women – that doing so pays dividends for both families and the larger community – is an important step towards securing a thriving future for our children.
Below are links to the presentations of Roundtable participants.
Working Materials
Anne Mosle, Executive Director, Ascend
Movement Toward a Two-Generation Approach
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
Escape from Poverty: Dual-Generation Education and Training Interventions for Low-Income Families
Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners
Low-income Women & Single Mothers: Perspectives on Economic Security
Heather Boushey, Senior Economist, Center for American Progress
Relevant Data for the Ascend Roundtable
Beatriz Olvera Stotzer, Founder and President of the Board, New Economics for Women
NEW: Community Economic Development Organization
Andrea Levere, President, Corporation For Enterprise Development
CFED: A Legacy of Innovation and Impact
Children's Savings Accounts: Options for Community Innovators
A New Framework for Achieving Household Financial Security
Richard Wylie, President, Endicott College
Keys to Degrees: Educating Two Generations Together
Steven Dow, Executive Director, Tulsa Initiative
Theory of Change: Dual Generation Strategy
Ruby Bright, Executive Director, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis