Report

Each year, Generation Hope develops a National and State Policy and Advocacy Agenda grounded in student parents’ lived experiences, research, and direct engagement with families. The findings in this agenda make it clear that public policy plays a defining role in whether student parents can remain enrolled and complete their degrees. Access to food, healthcare, housing, childcare, and consistent financial aid policies are fundamental to their success in college. This 2026 agenda outlines the policy changes needed to create greater stability within these systems, recognizing that addressing these conditions is essential to strengthening outcomes for student parents and their families, particularly in communities of color.

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Key Insights from the Report

1. Generation Hope Scholar Program Basic Needs Survey (Winter 2025). Scholars are teen parents enrolled in college who receive Generation Hope’s two-generation tailored support and tuition assistance.

2. Insights from members of the Student Parent Advocacy Alliance (SPAA) (Spring 2026). The SPAA is Generation Hope’s national network of student parent advocates shaping policy and systems change.

3. FamilyU Cohort Impact Reports (2023–2025). FamilyU is Generation Hope’s comprehensive, customized, evidence-based, two-year capacity-building for colleges designed to build and refine institutional competencies to improve student parent success.

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