Go To Our NEW Website!

We are so excited to annouce that we have launched Generation Hope's brand new website! 

http://www.supportgenerationhope.org/

You will find all sorts of great information on our growing organization including our new blog, Sponsor and Scholar applications, events, and more!

See you there!

- GH

Our Second Panelist: A Policy Perspective on College Access and Completion for Teen Parents

Lara Kaufmann is not only extremely passionate about helping women and girls, she is also a great person and so helpful in every way.  I'm truly honored to have her serve on our panel for the "Access in Action" Town Hall Meeting/Kick-Off Event.

Lara is Senior Counsel for the National Women's Law Center, an organization that works tirelessly to advocate for women and girls across the country.  Check out their access to education initiative as it relates to pregnant and parenting teens. 

Yet another reason for you to join us on Thursday, April 28th for this awesome event.  If you haven't registered, do it today!  Register now.

- Nicole

Our First Panelist - GH's Mission and Poverty

I met Dr. Mark Bergel about five or six years ago while working for another nonprofit organization, and upon meeting him I realized he was one of the nicest people I'd ever met.  Truly.  Even though he was in midst of growing his own nonprofit organization A Wider Circle, which he founded in 2001, he was ready and willing to roll up his sleeves and help our cause in any way he could.

The mission of A Wider Circle is simple - to help children and adults lift themselves out of poverty.  They do this through innovative work like Neighbor-to-Neighbor, their largest program.  The Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program provides furniture and other home items to families moving out of shelters or otherwise living without their basic need items.  I worked with Dr. Bergel for a few months writing grants and doing other development work, and I can tell you that this program changes lives, and Dr. Bergel makes everything personal.  He wants to ensure his clients walk away with everything they need to move forward. 

For all of these reasons, we've asked Dr. Bergel to serve as a panelist for our "Access in Action" Town Hall Meeting/Kick-Off Event, providing insight on the impact of college access and completion for teen parents on poverty.   In his day-to-day work, Dr. Bergel sees the realities of poverty -- children sleeping on floors, adults in poor health, teen mothers trying to care for a baby while going to high school -- and he understands the vital role education plays in helping individuals lift themselves out of this environment. 

I'm pleased to say that he has accepted our request, and he will be contributing to the discussion on April 28th.  We're honored to have his involvement and support.

We want to see you there.  Be a part of the discussion and celebrate with us!  To register for this free Washington DC event, click here.

- Nicole

Please Vote for Us in the Pepsi Refresh Project Every Day This Month!

We're so excited to announce that we're competing for a $50K Pepsi Refresh grant in the month of January!  We need the most votes in our category to win!  So we need your help.  Please vote every day this month by visiting http://www.refresheverything.com/generationhope and please tell 10 others to do the same and to help spread the  word.  These much-needed funds will help us launch our program and begin making a difference in the lives of 10 teen parents and their families!  

You can also vote by texting 105319 to Pepsi (73774)! 

Thank you!!!!

- GH