JP Alumni Fellow Cristina Guajardo is passionate about ensuring moms and their kids can thrive — including advancing affordable child care.

Access to affordable, stable housing is a significant part of JP Alumni Fellow Marissa Rodriguez’s experience and a major point of her advocacy.

JP Alumni Fellow Jill Heltemes encourages moms to find their community because that support can make all the difference for their families.

JP Alumni Fellow Jocelyn Brown wants people who hear her story to prioritize self-care because no one can pour from an empty cup.

JP Alumni Fellow Tiffany Benson wants single moms to be involved in discussions about child care, education, and building better communities.

JP Alumni Fellow Shannon Armstrong wants other women to know that there is help for them and their families — they just have to ask.

When JP Alumni Fellow Stasia Saunders was a young mother, she had to choose between staying in school and working full time. She chose education.

2025 has reaffirmed a core belief for JP President and CEO Chastity Lord: Community is active, intentional, and always worth it.

This Poverty Awareness Month, we’re doing what we do every day: uplifting the needs of families experiencing poverty and encouraging two-generation solutions.

JP President and CEO Chastity Lord reflects on the adage, “It takes a village.” It may seem cliché, she says, but it’s real. We do nothing alone.