Hope Chicago
@HopeChicagoEdu
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Two-gen program working to send 30,000 South, Southwest & West Side students & parents through higher ed debt-free for a more equitable and prosperous Chicago.
Chicago, IL
Joined September 2021
This was a good Sunday. Thank you, @60Minutes. We’re thankful for all the 🧡💙 pouring in. The work continues. #HopeChicago.
“You will go to college for free!”. Pete Kadens, a Chicago millionaire who retired at 40, created a charity called Hope Chicago that will pay for in-state college tuition, room and board, and books for 30,000 Chicago high school students.
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Statement on the December 20th Special Meeting of the Chicago Board of Education by Dr. Janice K. Jackson, CEO of Hope Chicago:
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Stepping up to support our students. For Dr. Janice K. Jackson's efforts as CEO of Hope Chicago, she has been named our 2024 Inspire Change Changemaker Award winner 👏.
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It takes Hope. The #HopeChicago 2024 Impact Report is here. Three years in, Hope Chicago families are achieving meaningful results on their postsecondary journeys—at scale. ⬆️ Access.⬆️ Persistence .⬆️ Belief. Read the report:
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RT @ChiTrust: This afternoon, @ChiTrust welcomed @thisisUIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and @HopeChicagoEdu CEO Dr. Janice Jackson for a….
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Twice is nice, @AldiUSA. Your $2 million commitment and support for #HopeChicago families and renewed leadership investment is extraordinary. We are thankful for your partnership in this work.
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GoalGetters Day 1⃣ was one for the 📚! Who's ready to do it all again today?!. #GoalGetters2024
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🎓 From starting high school on screens… to debt-free higher ed. It’s not how you start, but how you finish. 🎓🔥. Let’s keep it going, Class of 2024. 💙
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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! 🚨#HopeChicago needs you to help us secure a partnership with the State of Illinois. 📣Access our digital toolkit and find your reps:
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"My first thought, I was just excited to tell my dad. I know he always wanted to go back," said Scholar Malichai on @cbschicago @jamaicaponders. That debt-free college feeling 🙌🏿 #LeadWithHope. Learn about Lee and Malichai’s two-gen #HopeChicago story:
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With debt-free tuition in hand, Logan and James Garcia can have a fresh start. When we take away the cost of higher ed, Illinois families like the Garcias can pursue their dreams and spur change for generations. 💪🏽#LeadWithHope. #HopeChicago in @WBEZ:
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"Education is the best way to disrupt cycles of poverty." - @janicejackson. #HopeChicago is proving how debt-free higher education can transform Illinois. In our partner high schools alone, we saw college enrollment rates soar to 74%! 🚀 #LeadWithHope.
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#LeadwithHope 🧡💙.
The incomparable @janicejackson is still making a difference! For these Chicago moms, college scholarships for their kids meant a scholarship for them too: ‘It’s never too late’
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Hope Parent Scholar Moms are next level 💪🏾 Read about their #HopeChicago journeys in yesterday’s @chicagotribune !.
A rising number of parents are attending college and earning degrees at the same time as their children through a local organization that fully funds college scholarships for two generations at once.
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RT @janicejackson: Check out this feature on HC Parent Scholars! Happy Mother’s Day!💕. For these Chicago moms, college scholarships for the….
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Barriers to opportunity in Chicago are not unlike the barriers for many HS graduates and adult learners throughout Illinois and America. Thank you, @senduckworth and @senatordurbin, for meeting with Hope Scholars and @JaniceJackson to discuss #HopeChicago’s work and progress.
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Thank you, @SenatorDurbin for talking with our Scholars and your support! #Hopechicago #LeadwithHope.
Great to meet this morning with CEO of Hope Chicago, Dr. @janicejackson, and @HopeChicagoEdu’s Scholars Nafisat Habib and Nilsy Baltazar. I share Hope Chicago's mission to inspire young people to dream of a brighter future by providing the resources they need to succeed.
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RT @janicejackson: A #LeadWithHope MOVEMENT💪🏾🔥. Our leaders, institutions, & communities want to see #highered in IL evolve to support all….
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