In the fall of 2014, Ascend at the Aspen Institute continued its bipartisan partnership with Lake Research Partners, commissioning a poll to examine public support for Top 10 for 2-Gen, an Ascend report on the leading policy innovations for two-generation solutions, which provide opportunities for and meet the needs of children and their parents together. The findings were affirming and powerful:
- A majority of Americans overwhelmingly believe a two-generation approach is most effective for moving families toward stability and opportunity. This is true even if the approach raised their taxes;
- In an election eve exit poll, we learned that voters, typically a more conservative group, strongly support a two-generation approach;
- And Americans across demographics believe investing in a parent’s economic well-being will help their children succeed; A majority of Americans favor policies that would help students enrolled in colleges who have young children.
These findings and more are included in this report, Voices for Two-Generation Success: Opportunities for Policy Change. It also equips you with talking points to help share these findings with colleagues and partners.
This research was shared as part of the 2015 AFN Grantmaker Conference, which included both regional and community-based funders and thought leaders concerned about a common goal–providing individuals, families and communities with greater economic security and opportunities for growth. View all the 2015 Grantmaker Conference resources.
