Houston, Texas Resources
Stories That Define Us
These books were born out of the desire to make our participants’ stories available to you, our readers, and offer insight into their lives. I believe you will find that we are all much more alike than we realize in what we want for ourselves and the hopes we have for our children and our community. I know that I have learned far more from our participants than they could ever learn from me. They are heroes of mine not because of what they have accomplished, which is very impressive, but because of what they have overcome and because of their resilience and persistence in the face of challenges that seemed insurmountable. They are remarkable not only because they have faced difficulties and had the hope and grit to work through them, but also because they are willing to share their stories in the hope that their experiences will inform and inspire others. To a person, I am proud of them for offering their stories to you.
Read the Stories That Define Us -Volume One
Read the Stories That Define Us -Volume Two
Read the Stories That Define Us -Volume Three
Hear from some of our families:
FSH graduate Maria and current participant Dania discuss the impact Family Scholar House has made on their families lives.
Hope, an Elizabethtown Community & Technical College student shares her experience with Family Scholar House.
Yesterday, amid blowing snow and frigid temperatures, an excited group gathered on the Elizabethtown Community & Technical College campus to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Family Scholar House campus to be built there. Years in the making, it is finally becoming a reality thanks to the unwavering support and dedication of the Hardin County community. When completed, it will provide housing for 48 single parents and their children as they work to complete their degrees -— a welcome addition to the services and resources Family Scholar House already provides on the ECTC campus.
At the speakers’ podium for the celebration were ECTC President Juston Pate, Family Scholar House President and CEO Cathe Dykstra, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory, Garry Watkins of Wabuck Development, Jennifer Swope of Swope Hyundai, Kristen Byrd with PNC, and Family Scholar House Participant Ambriona Smith.
On this momentous occasion, we're grateful to everyone who has played a role in bringing this vision to life. Your support — through donations, advocacy, or belief in our mission — has been instrumental in making this dream a reality. The impact of your involvement has already been felt in the community, and with the addition of affordable housing for student parents, we are excited to deepen that impact and provide even more opportunities for success.
This new campus will provide invaluable resources for student-parents, equipping them with the support they need to thrive academically while balancing the responsibilities of parenthood. We are confident that this initiative will not only transform the lives of the families we serve, but also have a lasting, positive effect on the entire Elizabethtown community.
Here’s an article in the News Enterprise about the event and the project: www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/education/ground-broken-on-project-to-provide-hope-for-the-future/...
0 CommentsComment on Facebook