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Two-Generation Implementation & Policy Issues

The two-generation approach holistically addresses the needs of both children and their parents, fostering opportunities for economic security, educational success, and overall family well-being. This initiative mobilizes empowered organizations to influence policy and practice changes across various sectors. Key components include strengthening family supports through Head Start programs, increasing access to quality childcare, improving employment outcomes via TANF redesign, and enhancing mental health services for whole families. Explore how collaboration can uplift entire generations.

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Two-Generation Implementation & Policy Issues

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  1. Two-Generation Implementation & Policy Issues Nisha Patel Helping Parents, Helping Children: Exploring the Promise of Two-Generation Programs May 22, 2014

  2. What is a two-generation approach? Two-generation approaches provide opportunities for and meet the needs of children and their parents together.

  3. Core components

  4. Key implementation issues

  5. Ascend Network Mobilize empowered two-generation organizations and leaders to influence policy and practice changes that increase economic security, educational success, social capital, and health and well-being for children, parents and their families.

  6. 58 Network members span the country • 24 states and the District of Columbia.

  7. Ascend Network themes

  8. Early Childhood & Human Services 1. Head Start & Early Head Start: Strengthen family supports & increase emphasis on parents’ role as breadwinners as well as caregivers. 2. Child Care & Development Block Grant: Increase access & quality of early childhood settings & ensure greater access to job training and education for parents. 3. Home Visiting: Increase efforts to support economic security outcomes. 4. TANF: Redesign it to focus on employment, education, & economic security outcomes. 5. Child Support: Strengthen family connections through support & promotion of work opportunities for non-custodial parents.

  9. Postsecondary Ed/Workforce, Health & Well-Being, & Social Capital 6. Bundled Services: Promote cross-system collaboration between human services agencies & community colleges to increase benefits access for student parents. 7. Financial Aid: Increase college access & completion through financial aid policies that more accurately reflect needs of student parents. 8. Health Care Coverage: Increase access, recognizing it is a major factor in family well-being, economic stability, and a host of positive life outcomes. 9. Mental Health: Maximize opportunities for whole-family diagnosis & treatment. 10. Social Capital: Support research agenda on application of social capital to improve cognitive, behavioral, & academic outcomes for children, & boost education and economic outcomes for parents.

  10. For more information Nisha Patel Deputy Director, Ascend The Aspen Institute One DuPont Circle, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 nisha.patel@aspeninstitute.org 202.736.2902 Website: ascend.aspeninstitute.org Twitter:@aspenascend

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