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Our Mission
The mission of Family Scholar House is to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency.
Each year, we serve residential and nonresidential student parents and their children with a comprehensive, holistic continuum of care that meets them where they are and empowers them toward their educational, career and family goals. Our residential families have experienced persistent poverty, unstable housing and, most often, domestic violence.
We also serve students, student parents and former foster youth, as they prepare for careers by getting the education they need for the workforce. Whether it is a one-time call or ongoing support, we can help. Our programs and services are responsive to the needs of individuals and families and are provided for all ages.
What started in 1995 as a small program specific to Louisville, Kentucky has since expanded to serve other communities in the Commonwealth, in the region, and across the country. We honor our history and the visionaries from Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters of Loretto, Dominican Sisters of Peace, Sisters of the Good Shepherd and Sisters of Mercy.
In the state, Family Scholar House works directly with the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide outreach activities for all students. However, growth of our program is not limited to Kentucky. As part of our expansion, we have added physical locations and staff in new communities. Further with the technology available, Family Scholar House is able to serve those who need us virtually, regardless of where they are located. We want to help. We believe post-secondary education, in all forms from college to credentialing, is essential for career-track employment. Our wrap-around services are designed to help people achieve that for their own benefit and for the wellbeing of families and communities.
June is for celebrating our graduates. So today, take a moment with us to acknowledge the accomplishments of Marista Schmitz, who just earned her Applied Associate of Science Degree in Human Services and Technical Certificate in Addiction Studies.
Marista is actually still a student; she’s beginning her Legal Studies through Ivy Tech Community College this summer. Her dream is to open her own recovery home for veterans, focusing on addiction and PTSD.
Every Family Scholar House graduate moves us one step forward in our mission to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency.
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We’re celebrating some of our Family Scholar House participant graduates all month long. So let’s give a shout-out to Witleigh Williams, who just earned her Associates in Health Sciences for Physical Therapy Assistant from Ivy Tech Community College.
Witleigh is scheduled to take her boards in July to get licensed, after which she plans to work in an outpatient physical therapy facility.
Like all our Family Scholar House graduates, Witleigh’s success is another milestone in our mission to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency.
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Here’s Family Scholar House participant Shanice Nelson talking about the positive impact that our partnership with Louisville Metro Housing Authority — and receiving a scholarship from LMHA — have had on her education and parenting journey.
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