University receives grant to support parenting students

University receives grant to support parenting students

St. Joe’s has been awarded $150,000 as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Parent Pathways grant program, an initiative aimed at helping parenting students with education and childcare costs.  The Parent Pathways grant is part of more than $1.5 million in funding announced March 28 by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to support parenting students, who are college students raising children. The grant will allow institutions like …

New Grant Supports MSU Student Parents Balancing School and Family

A new grant at Minnesota State is providing financial relief for student parents who are balancing classwork, employment and childcare. The Student Parent Emergency Grant Program launched this spring and is designed to offer direct financial assistance to enrolled students who are pregnant or parenting a dependent child living with them at least 50% of the time. The initiative is part of a bigger effort by the Minnesota Office of Higher Educatio…