Stories & Events
Every year, we host a unique party in each of our regions to celebrate our scholars, our community, and the impact we are making for families across California and Minnesota.
RTB featured in Raising Up Docuseries
Raising Up is a five-part docuseries highlighting key needs and experiences of student parents throughout the United States. The fourth episode, which addresses the cruciality of stable housing for parenting college students, spotlights our own cohort member Amonieka, as well our housing project, “The Huddle,” which is set to open this fall.
Additional Highlights
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We're Bringing the Stable Housing Cohort to Minnesota!
We’re beyond thrilled to announce that we’re expanding our stable housing cohort to Minnesota, where we will partner with Dunwoody College of Technology! This new cohort will offer the following services to single-parent mothers in the college's Women in Technical Careers program.
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CEO Lori Barr Featured in HUMANATY Podcast
Our CEO and Co-Founder Lori Barr was recently featured on an episode of the HUMANATY podcast, focused on kindness and human connection.
You can listen to the episode The Power of Resilience on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch it on YouTube.
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RTB Breaks Ground on The Huddle on 5th
Our impact is expanding! On Thursday, October 26, 2023, we broke ground on a brand-new apartment complex in West Sacramento, which will house the families of 18 single parents who are enrolled in local post-secondary institutions.
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Lumina Foundation Highlights RTB’s Work in MN
The Lumina Foundation has recognized our work—as well as 3-time RTB scholarship recipient Tavia’s accomplishments—in this Focus Magazine article.
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RTB and LBCC Announce Innovative Partnership to Support Single-Parent Students
Image courtesy of LBCC.
Scholar and Staff Stories
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Kiara C.
Congratulations to Kiara for securing an apartment for her and her three-year-old child, while also completing her first semester at Cal State Long Beach!
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Katie H.
This is Katie, a Minnesota-based mother of four and 2023 UNW graduate. Congratulations to Katie for earning her B.S. in business management this spring!
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Nikki C.
Nikki almost missed out on receiving any accolades when graduating despite her stellar 3.93 GPA. After making her University aware of systematic barriers that prevented her from being eligible to graduate with honors, Nikki was awarded the Richard J. Tony award.
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Brenda C.
Brenda is set to graduate from UCLA in just a couple of weeks with a degree in Sociology. She was recently accepted into graduate school at both UCLA and USC!
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Chineva S.
When her sons were born, Chineva received hurtful and damaging comments about being a single parent. Over the years, she has challenged such negative assumptions by raising Juélz and Caden with unwavering wisdom, grit, and compassion. Single-parent student or not, we all have something to learn from hearing Chineva’s story.
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Maria C.
Maria Canar is strong, beautiful, and funny. She is the mother of two amazing little girls, an immigrant from Ecuador, a first-generation college student, and now a 2020 graduate of University of Minnesota!
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Arm"STRONG”
Jessica is a thriver. That’s my word for someone who exceeds expectations. On top of proving every negative statistic wrong (you know the ones) she has excelled in life. Jessica was a 2017 RTB scholar, receiving support during her final year in school.
Lori’s Blog
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More Dangerous Than Covid
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Bold, Beautiful, and Biracial
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Statement on the Senseless Killing of George Floyd
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A Rite of Passage
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Celebrating YOU On Mother’s Day
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Trauma Part 2: A Bumpy Road to Recovery
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Trauma Part 1: An Unwelcome Visitor
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In The Eye of the Hurricane, It's Hard to See Clear Skies
