Partnerships
Economic mobility for single-parent families is a team effort.
Raise The Barr works alongside colleges, community organizations, employers, public agencies, and funders to address the interconnected challenges of housing instability, childcare, financial hardship, and social isolation that too often stand between student parents and a degree. Together, we build the conditions families need to not just persist, but thrive.
Our Partners
We are proud to partner with institutions and organizations that share our commitment to expanding opportunity for single-parent students and their children.
Higher Education Partners
Long Beach and Sacramento
Long Beach and Sacramento
Raise The Barr partners with college campuses to complement and strengthen existing student support services with specialized programming designed for single-parent students. Through individualized coaching, financial assistance, peer community, resource navigation, and family-centered programming, we help colleges move the needle on completion and economic mobility for one of their most underserved student populations.
Current College and University Partners:
Los Angeles Community College District
Why Partner With Raise The Barr?
Single-parent students are among the most motivated, and most under-resourced, populations in higher education. A partnership with Raise The Barr is an opportunity to make a measurable difference for families who are working hard to build better futures, while advancing your organization's own goals.
Partners gain the opportunity to:
Demonstrate impact by supporting economic mobility for low-income families in your community
Advance economic equity through a proven, two-generation model that benefits both parents and children
Connect with driven candidates by gaining access to a pipeline of motivated students working toward career and workforce goals
Strengthen campus outcomes by improving persistence, retention, and completion for a population that succeeds when the right support is in place
Expand access to critical resources that help single-parent students overcome barriers to educational success
Contribute to systems change by helping identify and scale solutions that can work across campuses and communities
Partnership Opportunities
We are actively building partnerships across a range of areas:
Direct Services
Housing and housing stabilization resources
Childcare and early childhood education supports
Mental health and wellness services
Benefits navigation and resource coordination
Family-centered programming and events
Workforce & Career Pathways
Internship, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities
Workforce development and career pathway programs
Financial empowerment and asset-building initiatives
Funding & Research
Sponsorship and funding opportunities
Research, evaluation, and systems-change efforts
Volunteer engagement opportunities
Get Involved
Whether you represent a college, employer, nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or community-based organization, we welcome the conversation.
Raise The Barr is growing — and the families we serve are counting on partnerships that can help them cross the finish line.
Ready to explore what a partnership could look like? Contact us.