Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
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Make Colorado Thrive
October 18, 2017
What would it take to make Colorado the best state to raise a child and sustain a healthy, thriving family in? To find out, the Institute’s Ascend program launched the new Children and Families Health and Human Services Fellowship for 20 leaders in the field, including experts in policy, early childhood, and trauma-informed care as well as the state directors of Medicaid and other public-health initiatives. These Fellows head up health and human services systems in five rural and urban counties—serving 1.4 million Coloradans—and steward more than $1.2 billion in public resources. Fellows met in Aspen last May for the first of four forums. “This investment in leaders in rural and urban counties across the state is a smart way to strengthen the systems that serve our communities,” Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said of the program. “We look forward to seeing the impact this inaugural class will have on Colorado children and families.” The Fellowship is made possible through a grant from the Ben and Lucy Ana Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation.
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