JPP Program
Supporting parents to self-sufficiency and children to high school diplomas and beyond.
At JPP, we believe quality education plus opportunity equals success.
Our program integrates a two-generation approach with personalized coaching to stabilize families and create pathways to economic freedom. We collaborate with more than 60 community partners to provide wraparound support in five key areas: education, employment, financial literacy, mental health and wellness, and social capital.
History of JPP
JPP began as an extension of Head Start, a no-cost early childhood education program that provides wrap-around services and support to the whole family. Through family voice, community collaboration, and innovation, JPP assists low-income individuals and families with access to career pathways, educational opportunities, and financial literacy that empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.
JPP is more than a program, it is a collaboration of community, schools, businesses, government, faith-based organizations, and county partners working together to help Jefferson County families break the cycle of generational poverty.
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"This program is a gift for a lifetime. My kids will have more opportunities for a better future than I had."
- JPP Parent
"To me, JPP is about building a community. It reminds me of starting a new build on a house, and all the blocks that we need to stabilize the house-- that is what JPP is. They walk you through ideas you may not have thought about. They make you laugh when you're happy, but are also there with you to cry."
– JPP Participant
JPP Graduate Spotlight: Lona Juarez
For Ascend Parent Advisor and JPP graduate Lona Juarez, building social capital means being part of change – advancing narrative change in the student-parent field. Lona, pictured with Lisa and Rynn who are also JPP graduates, is using her lived expertise to create change in college systems so that more student parents can flourish in postsecondary programs from higher education institutions to workforce centers.
Click here to learn more about Lona's experience as a Parent Advisor.
Let’s Work Together!