RTB Stable Housing Cohort 

Are you a single parent pursuing a college degree or career-track training? Are you also seeking support with stable housing?

Members of our stable housing cohort receive one-on-one coaching from trained staff who have current and relatable lived experiences. Together, coaches and scholars set monthly goals to navigate the academic and social systems they encounter on their journey to economic mobility.

Monthly workshops are designed to develop leadership, knowledge, and skills around family wellness, financial empowerment, college and career planning, and more. They are facilitated by professionals and experts, including RTB staff and single-parent students themselves, who often know best how to manage their time, navigate social systems, and advocate for their family’s needs. 

Each member receives coaching that supports family well-being and academic success. This formula reduces isolation and builds assets in three key areas: social capital (peer support and professional networking), financial empowerment, and academic and professional pathways.

For the 2024-2025 school year, we will be partnering with Long Beach City College, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Mission College, and Los Angeles Pierce College.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must:

  1. Be a single parent to at least one dependent under 18.

  2. Be enrolled at Long Beach City College, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Mission College, or Los Angeles Pierce College, for at least 9 units.

  3. Provide primary financial support for self and minor dependent(s).

  4. Have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree or trade/tech certification.

  5. Currently have a GPA of 2.5 or above.

  6. Ability to commit an average of 3 hours per month to RTB programming.

  7. Currently experiencing or has experienced housing insecurity within the last 6 months.

  8. Information Session must be attended or viewed.

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year will open Monday, May 20th.

SERVICES PROVIDED

Cohort members receive:

  1. Rental assistance for one academic year.

  2. One-on-one monthly mentoring and coaching.

  3. Financial empowerment workshops.

  4. Academic and career readiness guidance.

  5. Whole-family support.

RTB Stable Housing Cohort FAQs

  • Yes. Raise The Barr does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of any applicable protected classification including, but not limited to, race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

  • No. If you have already earned a Bachelor's degree, you are no longer eligible to apply.

  • If you can provide documentation that shows you are a single-filer, and that you are the primary financial support for yourself and minor dependents, then yes you can still apply.

  • If you claim minor children on your tax return then yes. Dependents, under our definition, are biological children, adopted children, foster children, or any minor child whom you claim as a dependent on your tax return.

  • Please provide a written statement that includes your signature, stating that you did not file. You can upload that to your application. Please provide your SAR or FAFSA instead.

  • A competitive applicant is one who meets all eligibility requirements, has strong personal statements and recommendations, and demonstrates a strong interest in actively participating in the cohort programming.

  • Yes, you can apply as a part-time student as long as you are taking 9 units per term.

  • No. The application is not complete without two uploaded letters of recommendation.

  • The deadline to accept the application is July 15, 2023.

  • Attending virtual or in-person workshops and meetings with a RTB's staff

    • 1-2 hours a month for check in with a program coordinator/coach 

    • 2-3 hours a month for mandatory programs/workshops/experiences

  • Applicants will be notified by August 15.

  • Letters of recommendation must be from two references who can speak to the applicant’s leadership, lived experiences, career goals, who may have supervised applicant in a work position; a teacher or instructor; mentor; volunteer work supervisor; clergy member, and/or who can speak to the applicant’s readiness for the cohort. Professional or academic references are preferred but friends and family members may be references.