It is expected that in the upcoming session, we will see legislation aimed at increasing Two Generational programs in CT.
These programs have shown promise as a means for reducing generational poverty by bringing parent and child together for early care and education, parenting services, pediatric health with adult education, basic skills, workforce development, and employment services.
We hope you'll join us for an informative discussion:
Thursday, December 11th
9 am at the deKoven House
Our guests are:
Liz Fraser, Policy Analyst at Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS)
State Representative Noreen Kokoruda
State Representative Phil Miller
You can learn more about these strategies in advance by clicking the links below:
Two Generational Strategies for Learning: a Kids Count Report CAHS Website: Building Opportunity, Two Generations At A Time (see excerpts and resources from the CAHS website below)
Resources from the presentation:
The enabling legislation for the Two Gen Policy Group can be found here.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation report on two-generation approaches is available here.
The Working Poor Families project report on two generation strategies is available here.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has an extensive list of resources and links in this page.
Other reports and resources:
Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Gateway To Two Generations: The Potential For Early Childhood Programs and Partnerships To Support Children And Parents Together. Joan Lombardi, Anne Mosle, Nisha Patel, Rachel Schumacher and Jennifer Stedron, January, 2104.
The Affordable Care Act: Affording Two-Generation Approaches to Health.Alan Weil, Shayla Regmi and Carrie Hanlon, September 2014.
Making Economic Security a Family Tradition: Report from the 2012 ThinkXChange. Ascend at the Aspen Institute, 2013.
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Thriving Children, Successful Parents: A Two-Generation Approach to Policy. Stephanie Schmit, Hannah Matthews and Olivia Golden, July 2014.
Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)
Two (or More) Generation Frameworks: A Look Across and Within. Janice M. Gruendel, Ph.D., M. Ed, March 2014.
Child Trends
Two Generations in Poverty: Status and Trends among Parents and Children in the United States, 2000-2010. Zakia Redd, Tahilin Sanchez Karver, David Murphey, Kristin Anderson Moore and Dylan Knewstub, November 2011.
Foundation for Child Development
Promoting Two-Generation Strategies: A Getting-Started Guide for State and Local Policy Makers. Christopher T. King, Rheagan Coffey and Tara C. Smith, November 2013.
Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Children. Donald J. Hernandez and Jeffrey S. Napierala, July, 2014.
Future of Children
Helping Parents, Helping Children: Two Generation Mechanisms, Volume 24, No. 1. Spring, 2014.
MDRC
Investing in Parents to Invest in Children, Testimony at the National Summit on America’s Children. Gordon Berlin, President, MDRC, May, 2007.
National Center for Children in Poverty
State Policies through a Two-Generation Lens: Strengthening the Collective Impact of Policies that Affect the Life Course of Young Children and their Parents. Shelia Smith, Mercedes Ekono and Taylor Robbins, September 2014.
National Human Services Assembly
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Young Families Two-Generation Strategies for Working with Disconnected Young Parents & Their Children. National Human Services Assembly, December 2013.
Working Poor Families Project
Considering Two Generation Strategies in the States, Meegan Dugan Bassett, Summer 2014.
STATE SPECIFIC RESOURCES
Utah
A Two-Generation Strategy: Right from the Start, Voices for Utah’s Children. August, 2014.
A Two-Generation Approach to Ending Poverty in Utah, Voices for Utah’s Children. June, 2014.
Colorado
Investing in Hope: A Two-Generation Approach to Asset Building. Colorado Department of Human Services, CFED and Ascend at the Aspen Institute, 2014.
COMING SOON
National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices report on Two-Generation Policy interventions. www.nga.org
Alliance for Early Success—State Policies to Help Families Support the Healthy Development of Their Children (Working Title). www.earlysuccess.org