Your Commitment Changes Lives
“The work of Transition-To-Success is to shift the nation’s perspective on poverty: from viewing it as a character flaw to recognizing it as a treatable condition.”
A Shared Vision for Social Change
Transition-To-Success (TTS) has always been about transforming how our nation understands and responds to the condition of poverty. Starr Commonwealth is honored to serve as its forever home—ensuring this vital work continues, grows, and remains protected for generations to come.
For more than 110 years, Starr Commonwealth has supported children and families by strengthening the systems that serve them, helping organizations implement trauma-informed, resilience-focused, evidence-based practices within complex and often harmful environments. Where TTS has led with bold vision and national influence, Starr brings the infrastructure, implementation experience, and stability needed to protect, sustain, and grow this work over time. This partnership does not change the direction of Transition-To-Success—it strengthens its capacity to endure and expand.
From the beginning, Transition-To-Success has challenged the false narrative that poverty is a personal failure, shifting the focus away from blame and toward environmental exposures and systems that shape life outcomes. This belief closely mirrors Starr Commonwealth’s long-held conviction that there is no such thing as a bad child—only children and families responding to the conditions around them. Both organizations are grounded in the understanding that healing and success are possible when we address root causes rather than symptoms.
Continuity, Stability, and Respect for the Work
Starr’s role is stewardship—not disruption. The heart of TTS remains unchanged.
The Vision Remains at the Center
Dr. Marcella Wilson’s desire to find a forever home for TTS has never been a secret—it has been a promise. She remains actively involved in a key consulting role with Starr Commonwealth, ensuring that the values, integrity, and science of Transition-To-Success remain central as the work enters its next chapter. This transition is not an ending. It is an evolution—with Dr. Wilson’s voice continuing to guide the path forward.
Diagnosis: Poverty
Should you need additional copies of Dr. Wilson’s book Diagnosis: Poverty, use the button below to purchase from the Starr store.
Built to Last. Positioned to Grow.
This partnership ensures that Transition-To-Success is protected, strengthened, and positioned to make an even greater impact—without losing its soul.
Together, TTS and Starr bring:
We know trust is built through relationships. Starr welcomes your questions, insights, and partnership as we move forward—together.
Contact tts@starr.org with additional questions.
