WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Non-profit Generation Hope announced today that New Orleans, Louisiana will be their newest location for their Scholar Program. The program is designed to surround young parents with mentoring, tuition assistance, a peer community and other vital, wrap-around services to help them earn their college degrees. Generation Hope is set to officially welcome its first class of scholars in the summer of 2023, partnering with local universities, organizations, and advocates to bolster student parent work in the area.
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“This report provides real data to reinforce the fact that student parents not only face more barriers than other students when it comes to earning a postsecondary credential but also significant financial barriers,” Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope, said in a media release.
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“Higher education wasn’t designed for parenting students,” said Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope. “Looking at how many hours a week student parents have to work to cover all the costs of going to school—52 hours a week to work—how much time does that leave for them to devote to studies? It’s hard to argue that a 52-hour work week is acceptable for someone to do well in their courses.”
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Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade almost fifty years later, many companies and organizations have spoken out in disdain over the decision and the rollback of the constitutional right to abortion.. One of these many organizations is the non-profit Generation Hope.
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via Yahoo News: "Build Back Better Has The Potential To Eradicate Many Of The Persistent Challenges Student-Parents Face"
by Nicole Lynn Lewis
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Young mothers need a cheering squad in the form of economic and social policies, not the short shrift our country gives them, writes the founder of the nonprofit Generation Hope.
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Past In Conversation… Guest Nicole Lynn Lewis is working hard on behalf of student parents, as noted in this article from US News & World Report. Nicole Lynn Lewis is my hero!
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