Uplifting Parents Eligibility Review
Mission: To uplift parents to achieve success in providing stability and greater opportunity for their family.
We work toward this mission by providing support and resources to single parent students through five core components:
- 1:1 Relationship-based mentoring
- Financial literacy & support (through education and a monthly stipend)
- Case management (resources and referrals to community partners/agencies)
- Parent education & support
- Peer support
UP participants are matched with an Uplifting Parents Mentor who helps anticipate and intercept potential crises that could derail your success. Mentoring is the heart of the program and helps provide the holistic services and support that will assist you in completing your degree or certfication and achieve economic stability for your family.
ELIGIBILITY
The Uplifting Parents program is intended to provide support to single parent students. In order to be eligible for Uplifting Parents, candidates must meet the following minimum criteria:
- Be a single or expecting (unmarried) parent who is parenting 50%+ of the time.
- Be enrolled in an eligible degree or certificate program.
- Be eligible to complete/graduate from enrolled program in 6-24 months.
- Be motivated and willing to actively engage in UP program.
- Not currently (or within the past 6 months) struggling with addiction or substance use.
- Have a referral partner (or other reference) that can share their knowledge of and experience with the applicant with the UP program.
REQUIREMENTS
Accepted participants will be required to:
- Meet twice each month in-person with their mentor
- Actively initiate and engage in scheduling mentoring sessions
- Communicate significant life changes (e.g. employment, housing, withdrawing from classes, etc.) to their mentor in advance of
- Complete 2-3 classes/workshops throughout time in UP Program (financial literacy, parenting, etc.)
- Provide evidence of enrollment for each semester
- Provide grades and cumulative GPA at the end of each semester
- Complete periodic surveys as requested
ADMISSION PROCESS
- Complete this Eligibility Review.
- Look for an email from an UP team member informing you of your eligibility.
- If not eligible, you will be provided with information as to why.
- If you are determined to be eligible to apply, the email will provide an invitation to apply along with a link to the full application. The full application must be completed within 5 days of receiving the link.
- Once your application is received. An UP team member will contact you by phone to set-up an interview.
- The UP team member will also send a survey to your referral or reference.
- Attend your interview (in-person, scheduled for 90 minutes).
- Upon completion of all interviews, the UP team, in partnership with a Coalition of community organizations will determine which applicants will gain admission to the program.
- Applicants will be notified by phone if they've been accepted.
- Applicants not accepted will be mailed a letter with information on why they were not accepted.
- Accepted applicants will be required to attend an orientation within 10 days of program acceptance.
The following questions will allow us to complete an initial review of your eligibility. It is NOT the full and complete application.
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