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The Ascend Fellowship gathers leaders across the US to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

Our future as a country is inextricably tied to how well we do by our families.

In this episode of #AscendTogether, Anne Mosle was joined by Vinice Davis from Imaginable Futures and Waukecha Wilkinson, one of Ascend’s Parent Advisors. They discussed the needs and superpowers of parents who are pursuing their postsecondary education goals. Student parents represent 1 in 5 of the total undergraduate student population in the U.S. and are crucial in achieving economic security for families. Watch this episode to learn more about the experiences and challenges that these parents are faced with each day as they work to create a sustainable future for themselves and their families.

In a Hechinger Report op-ed co-authored by Friends of the Children’s Terri Sorrenson, Anne Mosle illuminates parents strengths and resiliency as they’ve navigated overlapping challenges including a global pandemic, social isolation, increased stress and barriers to distance learning:  The pandemic has devastated entire families. Two-generation approaches can uplift them.

In a Morning Consult op-ed, Anne Mosle discusses the historic opportunities the American Rescue Plan offers to cut child poverty in half and increase well-being for all children and families:  Break Cycles of Poverty and Grow Family Prosperity by Making Permanent Investments in Families

In an op-ed for the Faribault Daily News in Minnesota, Anne Mosle explains learnings about parent and caregiver brain science to demonstrate the need to grow stronger supports for families:  This is your brain on parenting

As we close out Women’s History Month, let’s recognize the women planning for our long road of recovery and healing.