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What happens when student parents receive the financial, institutional, and emotional support they need to excel in college? They don’t just earn degrees—they lead, innovate, and uplift their communities.
In this brief from HCM Strategists and Scholarship America, Nicole Lynn Lewis of Generation Hope presents compelling policy and personal testimonies for integrating financial support and wraparound services into higher education systems—drawing on the lived experiences of three student parents to demonstrate that targeted investments in this population generate significant returns for families, communities, and the broader economy.