Proposed launch
January 2027
Business participation proposal • Proposed January 2027 pilot
Put working parents back inside their children’s development.
M2M is an employer-supported after-school pilot designed to combine structured youth programming, recurring parent participation, and practical workforce support.
This is a proposal—not an active benefit, open enrollment program, or final legal agreement.
The premise
Family connection is part of the operating model.
Children do better when responsible adults are not just visitors to their development.
Working parents often face a false choice between earning a living and staying meaningfully connected to what their child is learning and becoming. M2M proposes a more structured answer.
Team Ascension would operate the program. Employers would sponsor access. Parents would join their own child at a predictable interval—without being treated as program staff or asked to carry the program alone.
Proposed pilot parameters
A specific model to test, measure, and refine.
Employer commitment
$7,500 annually
Family access
One employee-family seat
Parent participation
One afternoon every three weeks
Parent value
$35 per participating afternoon
Enrollment status
Not open until requirements are complete
CCAP is not part of this proposed model. Tax treatment, insurance, legal requirements, and applicable Minnesota requirements must be confirmed before launch.
Employer role
Provide a proposed $7,500 annual sponsorship supporting one employee-family seat and identify a point person for the pilot.
Family experience
A child attends structured after-school programming; the family receives regular progress connection; a parent joins one afternoon every three weeks.
Money flow
The employer pays sponsorship—not payroll. Team Ascension handles operations and the proposed $35 payment to participating parents, or an approved program credit.
What we measure
Participation reliability, family connection, child belonging, family retention, employer usefulness, and operational sustainability.
Guardrails
Team Ascension supervises, trains, and sets safety boundaries. Parent participation is structured and is not casual staffing.
Why participate
Offer a visible workforce benefit, reserve access for employee families, and help test a measurable local family-support model with low employer administration.
The ask
Become a potential pilot partner.
- 01Express interest in the January 2027 pilot.
- 02Consider agreement in principle to the proposed $7,500 annual sponsorship for one employee-family seat.
- 03Share the HR, legal, finance, or operational questions your organization needs answered.
- 04Name one internal point person.
- 05Allow Team Ascension to develop a short-form partnership agreement for review.
Ready for a practical conversation?
Tell us what your organization needs to evaluate the proposal.
Submitting interest does not create a commitment. It starts a review conversation.