H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People be Empowered)

The mission of H.O.P.E. Inc. is to empower, encourage, and equip low-income single parents to obtain a college degree, develop essential life skills, and ultimately become self-sufficient. We do this by providing our single parent students with: 1. Financial assistance for housing and childcare 2. A facilitator to connect single-parent students to community resources 3. Financial literacy education and a game plan for financial independence 4. Counseling resources and success coaching with licensed social workers H.O.P.E. for Low-Income Single Parents (H-LISP) provides financial assistance, life skills training, and spiritual support for low-income single parents from Georgia who are en... read more The mission of H.O.P.E. Inc. is to empower, encourage, and equip low-income single parents to obtain a college degree, develop essential life skills, and ultimately become self-sufficient. We do this by providing our single parent students with: 1. Financial assistance for housing and childcare 2. A facilitator to connect single-parent students to community resources 3. Financial literacy education and a game plan for financial independence 4. Counseling resources and success coaching with licensed social workers H.O.P.E. for Low-Income Single Parents (H-LISP) provides financial assistance, life skills training, and spiritual support for low-income single parents from Georgia who are enrolled in college in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. H.O.P.E.'s Break the Cycle Program (BTC) is a 2-5 year program designed to help single parents ultimately achieve self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty with education, training, and a middle-class income. Through an education/workforce partnership, BTC provides life skills training, adult mentorships, financial support, educational guidance, and employment placement for single parents living in poverty with their children, who are working to get academic and professional degrees. Hand in Hand is a program created via our partnership with another local nonprofit organization, Rainbow Village, to provide support through our H-LISP program for transitioning homeless single parents interested in obtaining a college degree.