In a new Solution SERIES brief, “New Federal Opportunities to Advance Two-Generation Approaches to Improving the Lives of Children and Parents,” Ascend at the Aspen Institute explores new funding and policy developments that can strengthen two-generation (2Gen) system approaches—approaches that address both the needs of children and their family—and help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

The brief highlights increased FY2018 appropriations for Head Start, the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), and Child Care Means Parents in School as funding opportunities for 2Gen strategies. Each program includes supports for children and their families, from support for campus-based childcare for low-income parents enrolled in higher education to programs that provide children educational, nutritional, and medical services while also offering parent trainings and workshops.