A recent symposium focused specifically on low-income urban men for several reasons. First, nearly two-thirds of young low-educated men are fathers, and fathers represent an important potential source of family income and financial support for…

Ascend at the Aspen Institute offers a case study on Colorado’s two-generation efforts within their human services system. Some of the strategies implemented by Colorado include: more holistic practice models and policies; broad partnerships between…

Two-generation models aim to interrupt the cycle of poverty by providing services for low-income children and their parents. However, the models themselves vary widely and policymakers and practitioners need guidance on how to best design them to…

In this presentation, Stephanie M. Jones, Marie and Max Kargman Associate Professor in Human Development and Urban Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, describes a new intervention that links the science of brain development with…

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), in collaboration with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), held a roundtable discussion to explore policy and practice reforms that can help both parents and kids in immigrant families thrive. This…

Between 70 million and 100 million Americans, or as many as one in three American adults, have some type of criminal record. Furthermore, between 33 million and 36.5 million children in the United States, or nearly half of all American children,…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), hosted the Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes…

Children born into low-income families are at greater risk of experiencing persistent poverty during their childhood and long-term negative effects on their health, financial success, and general well-being. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (…

The National Crittenton Foundation, in partnership with Ascend at the Aspen Institute, developed this toolkit to guide use of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) survey in direct service, education, and policy settings. The toolkit is designed…

The Jobs-Plus Public Housing Revitalization Initiative was designed to raise and sustain the employment and earnings of residents of public housing developments. It had three parts: (1) employment services offered at on-site job centers, (2) changes…