This guidebook intends to support agency and organization leaders in setting goals and creating progress measures for their 2Gen approaches. The guidebook starts with definitions and a history of the 2Gen approach with lessons learned that inform…

This report is an initial evaluation of Families Forward, a locally designed and funded two-generation program in Bangor, Maine. The program involves a partnership with Bangor Housing, the local public housing authority, and the Boys & Girls…

The two-generation (2Gen) approach to building stronger families is gaining momentum in several states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Washington. In these states, a 2Gen coordinator has been identified…

The Aspen Institute’s Ascend initiative has launched a webinar series to cover 2Gen approaches that support the health, economic opportunity, and education of low-income families as they recover and move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic. Upcoming…

This National Governors Association policy brief examines the lessons learned from the Parents and Children Thriving Together: Two-Generation State Policy Network (PACTT Network). Initially convened in 2016, the PACTT Network is a policy academy…

This webpage from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is comprised of webinars, interagency initiatives, and resources from the two-generation field. These approaches are supported and advanced by ACF through its technical…

This Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) webpage provides information on CDHS two-generation efforts to serve children and their caregivers together, focusing on providing assistance and opportunities to all family members to create…

This Urban Institute report is an evaluation of the Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) approach, launched by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, at three pilot sites: Buffalo, New York; Columbus, Ohio; and San Antonio, Texas. The three FCCC sites…

This webinar launched by Ascend at the Aspen Institute, in collaboration with the FrameWorks Institute, provided guidance on how to talk about two-generation approaches to non-specialists to build understanding and support around the approaches,…

This brief from ASCEND, an Aspen Institute initiative, presents initial findings resulting from a partnership between LIFT and AppleTree. Both organizations have come together to develop and implement a two-generation approach that reflects the…