DC Postsecondary Success Collaborative

Supporting Special Populations with

Postsecondary Success

May 23, 2025

Postsecondary Success for Student Parents

May 23, 2025

Please put your name and organization in the chat, along with what turtle fits how you are feeling today!

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May 23, 2025

Next Steps

Small Group Discussion

Guest Speaker

Knowledge Network Updates

Building Community

May 23, 2025

Knowledge Networks (KNs) are smaller professional learning communities within the Collaborative that meet bi-monthly, with the goal of fostering deeper community-building while creating the opportunity for professional development around common topics and problems of practice.

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Feb. 26, 2025

Supporting Youth Impacted by the Justice System

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Today!

May 23rd at 12pm

Final Session: Supporting Student Parents

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Oct. 30, 2024

Supporting Undocumented Youth

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Dec. 18, 2024

Supporting Youth with Disabilities

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May 23, 2025

Building Community

In breakout rooms, you will have a chance to connect with each other in small groups.

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1. Introduce yourself (name, role, organization)

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• Discussion question:
• What is your experience working with student parents?
• What assets or skills do you think student parents bring to their postsecondary experience?

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May 23, 2025

Resource Padlet

bit.ly/KNPadletSpecialPops

May 23, 2025

Knowledge Network Resource Hub

Curated Resources for Specific Populations

Student Parent Population

May 23, 2025

Source: https://studentparentaction.org/assets/r-file/1-Undergraduate-Student-Parents_final.pdf

Guest Speaker Presentation

Julie Holt

Knowledge Network Facilitator

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May 23, 2025

Tanazia and Jalil, Trinity Washington University class of 2018

GENERATION HOPE

OUR MISSION:

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Generation Hope surrounds motivated teen parents and their children with the mentors, emotional support, and financial resources that they need to thrive in college and kindergarten, thereby driving a two-generation solution to poverty.

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www.generationhope.org

OUR STORY

Generation Hope began in March 2010 when Nicole Lynn Lewis,  a former teen mother who attended the College of William & Mary while raising her infant daughter, decided to put her dream of helping more teen parents beat the odds in motion.

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Fueled by this passion, by November 2010, the organization was incorporated and we accepted our first class of 7 Scholars in 2011.

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Currently, we are serving 155 young parents in our Scholar program as well as up to 300 expecting and parenting high school students annually through our outreach work.

WHAT DO SCHOLARS RECEIVE?

College tuition scholarship: $1,200/year for a 2-year college�$2,400/year for a 4-year college

Emotional support from a Mentor, and a Hope Coach to help in crisis situations

Access to crisis assistance and emergency funding (up to $1,000)

Opportunities for career development

Mental Health, tutoring, and life skills support

Wish Lists, holiday gifts, social activities, and more!

OUR IMPACT

of Generation Hope Scholars earn a GPA of 2.5 or higher each semester

of 2020 graduates were employed full time and/or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation

of Generation Hope Scholars stay in college and in our program from year to year

Generation Hope Scholars are 8x more likely to earn a degree within 6 years than single mothers nationwide

200 degrees earned so far!

Ways to get

involved!

• Wishlist: Toys, books, games, cleaning supplies, gently used clothes - Adopt a Scholar for the Holidays!
• Volunteer Tutors/Career Support: Virtual opportunities!
• Mentoring a Scholar: one-one-one mentoring, sponsoring a Scholarship

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Questions?

Small Group Discussion

Julie Holt

Knowledge Network Facilitator

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In breakout rooms, take 3-5 minutes to read Lessons for Practitioners (page 16).

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Discuss:

1. Which of the lessons resonated the most with you?

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• How can organizations work together to provide targeted support to student parents, especially during these uncertain times?

May 23, 2025

Small Group Discussion

Julie Holt

Knowledge Network Facilitator

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In breakout rooms, you will discuss the following questions:

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1. What are some common basic needs (such as food, housing, or transportation) that student parents need and how can we better support them?

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• How can community organizations work together to provide stronger emotional and academic support for student parents, especially during these uncertain times?

May 23, 2025

Please take our 5-minute post-network survey!

May 23, 2025

Continue to add resources, needs, and opportunities related to advancing equity in education in Washington,DC to our shared resource hub: bit.ly/KNPadletSpecialPops

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May 23, 2025

Save the Date: Last Collaborative Roundtable of the Year: Friday 6/20/25. Sign up: www.dcpostsecondarysuccess.org.

Have upcoming opportunities or announcements for the community? We’ll add it to our monthly newsletter: dcpostsecondarysuccess.org/submit-to-newsletter

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Check out our website for info, resources, & more!