This virtual convening hosted bold and innovative leaders – including parents, practitioners, policymakers, researchers and philanthropists – to address longstanding and compounding inequities that block parents and caregivers from accessing education, employment, and health improving opportunities. Through a series of panels, keynote speakers, and breakout sessions, we highlighted accomplishments as well as shared a set of policy recommendations that reduce disparities and increase the social and economic mobility of families.
Event Information
TIME: 2:00 – 5:00pm ET / 11:00 – 2:00pm PT
HOST: Ascend at the Aspen Institute
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Program Sessions and Lessons
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Land Acknowledgement
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM
Joe Hobot, PhD
Power Shifting: Parents Leading the Way
2:10 PM – 3:00 PM
Tetiana Anderson, Allan Wachendorfer, Tameka Henry, and Tedi Grey Owl in conversation with Marjorie Sims
State of 2Gen: Our Moment is Now
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Matt Biel, MD, Lorelei Vargas, and Anthony Barrows in conversation with Anne Mosle
Voices from the Field: The Ascend Network in Action
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM
Cash is King
3:45 PM – 4:10 PM
Melvin Carter and Aisha Nyandoro, PhD in conversation with Nisha Patel
Bringing 2Gen to Life: Taking Equitable and Effective Actions for Families
4:10 PM – 4:50 PM
Lola Adedokun, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Wendy Chun-Hoon
2Gen Connect: Take a Breath and Lift Up Your Head
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
Travis Spencer
How the Word is Passed
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Clint Smith
The Power of 2Gen
2:15 PM – 2:20 PM
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
The Economic Equation for Families: Big Policies, Hopeful Futures
2:20 PM – 2:50 PM
Raquel Hatter, Ed.D., Heather Boushey, Lori Pfingst, and Chris Jones
The 2Gen Line Up Breakouts: Solutions and Leaders from the Ground Up
2:50 PM – 3:40 PM
1. Truth and Racial Healing
2. 2Gen and Fatherhood
3. Postsecondary Success for Parents
4. Prosperity through Health and Asset-Building
5. Head Start 3.0
Advancing Family Well-Being: A Conversation on What is Possible
3:50 PM – 4:30 PM
JooYeun Chang and Jason DeParle with Anne Mosle
2Gen: Rebuilding a New Structure for Families
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Javier Martinez, Anne Mosle, and Marjorie Sims
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