It’s #FellowsFriday! Meet Ascend Fellow Georgia Mjartan, Exec. Director of @SCFirstSteps, a state agency & nonprofit committed to #2Gen#earlyedu programming that sets SC’s children & families up for success. Read about her leadership & values that drive her work in the thread.⬇️
+1 million SC children & parents, that’s how far @SCFirstSteps reaches.
Georgia explains how this state agency & 501(c)3 works at the community level - centering the voices of families and seeing each child w/ limitless potential - and also at scale. vimeo.com/373203874
🩺 Health concerns
🧑🍼Child care costs & availability
🗓️ Shifting work schedules
COVID-19 has magnified strains felt by #childcare workers & families. See how Georgia, ED of SC’s Early Childhood Advis. Council, took charge to support this vulnerable system. ascend.aspeninstitute.org/child-care-is-…
It’s not enough just to focus on children.
Georgia, a champion for #2Gen, knows that programs that target both children and parents are most effective at getting both the child and parent the support they need to be successful in school, work, and life. scfirststeps.org/news-resources…
📢SC is 2G(en)!
With guidance from Georgia, SC hired its first dedicated state 2Gen Coordinator, committing the state to centering its leadership, policymaking, and the systems that support children and families around the #2Gen principles. earlychildhoodsc.org/news/hatton-se…
Hear from Georgia (@SCFirstSteps) next Wed. 9/29 @ 2PM ET! #AscendFellows Georgia, @kwameyaoanku & @ShereceWest will discuss equity-centered leadership and supporting community-led efforts to dismantle inequalities, accelerate systems change, and advance family well-being.
Thanks for tuning into #FellowsFriday! See you next week as we continue to celebrate and share the #leadership of #AscendFellows paving pathways for families to reach their full potential.
We're grateful to partner with each and every 1 of our almost 80 Fellows! #fellowship
Typo: #AscendTogether will run at *1 PM ET! Hope to see you there.
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It’s #FellowsFriday! Meet Ascend Fellow @kwameyaoanku, CEO & Chairman, Black Star Fund, an early-stage innovation fund that invests in Black #TechEntrepreneurs.
Read more about his vision, big ideas, and values that drive his work in the thread. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
By intentionally investing in diverse tech companies (over 50% led by Black women), @kwameyaoanku sees the potential to shift where & how wealth is created and managed to drive equity, economic transformation, and community change. #BLKFounderaspenideas.org/sessions/why-l…@aspenideas
What does solving 100X100 mean to @kwameyaoanku?🧮
His answer equals 100 Black innovation fund managers who manage $100M+ funds. Today, the lack of Black capital mgmt & entrepreneurs perpetuates inequality and reduces local and national economic success. ascend.aspeninstitute.org/transforming-c…
It’s #FellowsFriday! Spotlight's on Ascend Fellow @ShereceWest, Pres.& CEO of @wrfound. She's a pivotal leader in #philanthropy stewarding investments in AR to produce measurable results & meaningful impact for communities, children, & families. Read abt her work in the thread.⬇️
Sherece is guided by stories of families, small businesses, her lived experiences, and the hard data exposing systemic inequities that erode paths to prosperity for Arkansans. Hear how she equitably approaches her work from Ascend’s ThinkXChange. #equity
What do Mississippi County, AR, & Washington, DC have in common? Mr. Scruggs & Sherece West-Scantlebury. They bring the stories from their communities to national leaders to inform and build thriving families & economies.
To kick off #FellowsFriday, meet Ascend Fellow Dr. Wendy Ellis (@wendyruns), Director of Center for Community Resilience (@ResilNation) at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University (@GWpublichealth)!
Dr. Ellis is growing a resilience movement to address inequities that propel social & health disparities often experienced by low-income families & communities of color, which are often passed from one generation to the next.
Read about @ResilNation here: ccr.publichealth.gwu.edu/news-and-publi…
The #2Gen approach takes a racial & gender lens to ensure health, wellbeing, & equitable access to support children and families.
📑"State of the Field" pg. 27, presents Dr. Ellis's innovative work modeling how to put this principle into practice. ascend.aspeninstitute.org/state-of-the-f…