EMPOWERING TEEN MOMS www.hopehouseofcolorado.org CONTACT US Please contact us at 303.429.1012 or [email protected]GED PROGRAM Chantia is a beautiful 17-year-old girl with a shy smile and big dreams for the future. As a young teen with a homeless father and an abusive mother, she was bounced between multiple foster homes, dropping out of school in 7th grade. By 15 she was pregnant with her little son, Omarion. Seeing a Hope House f lyer at the local WIC office, Chantia originally came to Hope House to get her GED. She ended up finding a place to belong. When Chantia spoke at her GED graduation, she shared, “Now I can say that I finally finished something I started. I know I can do anything I put my mind to. The people at Hope House are like a family to me… They gave me hope to better myself and to be a better mother to my son.” Chantia went on to college and is now working as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She and her son live in their own apartment, where they are thriving. Chantia and Omarion POSITIVE OUTCOMES 83% of our teen moms earn their GED. Last year, Hope House assisted 100% of its GED graduates in taking steps toward further education or career training. GED PROGRAM SAMPLE COSTS Class Lunch: $40 Certification Test: $150 Practice Tests & login: $125 Books & Supplies: $150 Graduation Ceremony: $350 Diplomas, Cap, Gown, Tassels, Gift Card and Supplies 80% 8102A
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“Who gets to say they got to walk in graduation with their 3-year-old looking at them? I did! Nursing school graduation here I come! I WILL see you next!”
-Shay, a Hope House GED graduate who is breaking the cycle of poverty that defined her childhood and building a bright future for her son, Jordan.
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The GED Program, located in our Resource Center,
helps teen moms living in the Denver-metro area earn
their GED, an important step toward self-sufficiency.
Because this unique program features one-on-one
instruction and tutoring versus a traditional classroom
model, it enjoys an impressive 83% graduation rate.
The program is structured to allow participants to
move at their own pace, which is crucial due to
the fact that our average teen mom has a 9th grade
educational. In addition, Hope House provides lunch
(our teen moms are often hungry/without the finances
to eat well) and covers the cost of the GED testing.
Transportation is provided when possible. Teen moms
earn their GED in an average of 10 weeks and then often
move on to other programs at Hope House.
GED LEADERSHIP
Our GED Program Coordinator leads this program
with great success: 83% of our participants graduate
and 100% receive assistance with moving on toward
college or career training, an important next step in
reaching self-sufficiency. We also take our teen moms
on regular field trips to community colleges and
assist college-bound teen moms with admissions and