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EMPOWERING TEEN MOMSwww.hopehouseofcolorado.org
CONTACT US
Please contact us at 303.429.1012 or [email protected]
GED PROGRAMChantia 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 flyer 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
GED
80%
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EMPOWERING TEEN MOMSwww.hopehouseofcolorado.org
CONTACT US
Please contact us at 303.429.1012 or [email protected]
“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.
LESS THAN
50%OF TEEN MOMS WILL
GRADUATE FROM
HIGH SCHOOL
ONLY
1%OF TEEN MOMSWILL EARN A
COLLEGE DEGREE
LESS THAN
50%OF TEEN MOMS WILL
GRADUATE FROM
HIGH SCHOOL
ONLY
1%OF TEEN MOMSWILL EARN A
COLLEGE DEGREE
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
financial aid paperwork.
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